Tulbaghia (wild garlic or society garlic) a monocotyledonous genus of herbaceous perennial bulbs native to Africa, belonging to the Amaryllis family. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion subfamily.The genus was named for Ryk Tulbagh (1699-1771), one time governor of The Cape of Good Hope. A few names have been coined using the name Tulbaghia, but applied to species now considered better suited to the genus Agapanthus. We porovide links to help you find appropriate information.