General Landscape Uses: Borders, rock gardens, pest repellent in vegetable gardens, edible garden

Ecological Restoration Notes: Attracts pollinators

Description: Society Garlic is fragrant, clean looking ground cover. It has short, grass-like leaves with purple flowers that grow above the leaves on taller stems.

Dimensions: Height 1 – 2 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

Native Range: South Africa

Native Habitats: Grasslands, rocky slopes, open areas with moderate rainfall

Soils: Well-drained, sandy or loamy, acidic to neutral

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Flower Color: Purple

Flower Characteristics: Small, star-shaped

Flowering Season: Summer to early fall

Fruit: Small and fleshy capsule, green to brown as it ripens

Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts pollinators

Horticultural Notes: Grown from division, seed

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