Bowiea is a bulbous genus in the Hyacinthaceae family. In the new proposed changes of the southern hemisphere Hyacinthaceae by Manning, Goldblatt, and Fay it is in a subfamily with Drimia. There is only one species, Bowiea volubilis , and it is found in southern and tropical Africa. Leaves are short lived and the flowers are in an interesting twining raceme, green or white and star-shaped. The flowers have an unpleasant smell and all parts of the plant are poisonous.
Photos by Cameron McMaster.
This is just about my favorite plant. It was given to me by a gardener at the Copenhagen Botanic Garden several years ago, and just started flowering! Photo by Carol Jensen.
