Plant in full sun to light shaded in a well-drained soil and irrigate regularly to occasionally - though from a summer rainfall area, this plant is fairly drought tolerant plant once established. Hardy to frost and possibly useful in gardens as cold as USDA zones 7b. Great as an accent plant or for a mass planting and older clumps can be divided to expand the planting.

Bulbine abyssinica inhabits rocky, well-drained grassland sites throughout the summer rainfall regions of the Eastern Cape province, north through Lesotho up to Ethiopia. The name Bulbine comes from the Greek word 'bolbine' and Latin 'bulbus', a general word for a bulbous or onion-like plant but is somewhat misleading as these plants do not have a bulbous base. The specific epithet comes from the Latin word 'Abyssinia' that was an early name for Ethiopia, where this plant was first described from. Other common names for this plant include Golden Stars and Yellow Cat's Tail. We grew this plant from 2014 through 2024. 

The information displayed on this page about Bulbine abyssinica is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.