Michigan State University Extension
Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00000188
11/12/99
Babiana stricta--Baboon Flower
Height: 12 ft Spacing: 3 in
Type: tender bulb
Flowers: Blue, pink, purple, red
Comments: The fragrant flowers of this tender bulb are
cup-shaped when open and are borne in an open spike.
Plant them in a sunny growing area and in a well-drained
soil. Because they are not large plants they may also be
grown in containers. When the foliage matures the corms
may be dug and stored through the winter.
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