
Burchardia umbellata
“Milkmaids”
HERB TO 0.7 METRES TALLSprawling low growing perennial with white, sometimes pink, flowers from Spring to early Summer. Good groundcover or rockery plant. Each plant has 3 to 10 slender whitish tubers which are crisp juicy pleasant bush tucker usually eaten raw.
Suitability | |
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Category | Herbs/Lilies |
Family | Colchicaceae |
Aspect | Full Sun / Filtered Sun |
Soil | Moist, Sandy |
Habitat | Wallum |
Features | |
Rockery Plants | |
Localities | |
North Stradbroke Island, Sunshine Coast district |