Albuca is a fascinating African genus of bulbous plants in the asparagus family, Asparagaceae, with its native range extending across Africa and into the Arabian Peninsula. What makes the genus so compelling to growers is its sheer variety of form: some species carry neat strap-like leaves, others make dramatic curls or spirals, and many produce elegant white, cream, yellow or greenish flowers marked with darker stripes. Taken together, Albuca offers exactly the combination collectors love most – botanical character, seasonal rhythm and a remarkable ability to look both delicate and sculptural in cultivation.

Albuca viscosa, synonymously known as Albuca aspera, Albuca bontebokensis, Albuca jacquinii, Albuca odoratissima, Albuca schlechteri, Albuca viscosella, Ornithogalum schlechteri or Ornithogalum viscosum and commonly known as Sticky Albuca or Sticky Tamarak, is a South African indigenous species found in the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces. It bears a few to many spiraling leaves that are covered in glandular hairs that secrete a viscous substance making them sticky.