Frizzle Sizzle

Did you know

• The leaves naturally coil into tight corkscrews, and stronger sunlight produces tighter curls in the foliage.
• The flowers release a sweet vanilla-butter fragrance, especially strong in the afternoon sunshine.
• If the plant blooms, the leaves often lose their spiral shape, so some growers cut the flower stalks to preserve the curls.
• It is a winter-growing bulb that goes dormant in summer, the reverse of most Northern Hemisphere garden plants.
• The sticky flower stalks are covered in glandular hairs that can trap small insects, though the plant is not carnivorous.

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Uses

• novelty houseplant
• succulent collections