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Albuca Spiralis                                        Taiga

        ‘Frizzle Sizzle’                                       Clemati

        Albuca Spiralis 'Frizzle Sizzle'                       Clematis florida ‘Taiga’






















































                                                                                                              Zone

                                                 Spring
          30 cm      20 cm                                       2.5 m     1 m                    Summer        6
                                                Summer


        Perennial bulb                                         Climbing plants
        What a name! Frizzle Sizzle could simply be called     A true work of art, this tall variety produces
        the happiness plant: guaranteed, you’ll smile when     large, bicolour flowers that feature three stages.
        you see it! A tight cluster of spiralling, corkscrew   Spectacular, star-shaped, season-long blooms.
        leaves grow from a large bulb, with gently fragrant    Large green flower buds open into curved
        yellow flowers on tall stems. Care for it as you       blue-violet petals with green ends, turning purple
        would a succulent, and since South Africa is its       and pinkish-creamy-white.
        natural habitat, bring it indoors towards autumn.



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