Society garlic

Tulbaghia violacea

"Tulbaghia violacea", also known as society garlic or pink agapanthus, is a species of flowering plant in the onion family Alliaceae, indigenous to southern Africa, and reportedly naturalized in Tanzania and Mexico.
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Appearance

Growing to 60 cm tall by 25 cm wide, it is a clump-forming perennial with narrow leaves and large clusters of fragrant, violet flowers from midsummer to autumn.
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Uses

"T. violacea" is used locally as a herbal remedy/medicine to treat several ailments. Recently it was demonstrated to have androgenic and anti-cancer properties in vitro.

"T. violacea" exhibited antithrombotic activities which were higher than those found in garlic.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusTulbaghia
SpeciesT. violacea
Photographed in
Australia
Bulgaria