The plant flowers throughout the year, mainly between the months of August to November, which is late winter to early summer in Southern Africa.

[2] Tulbaghia acutiloba is found in the countries of Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, and the eastern portions of South Africa.

[3] In South Africa, it is found in the provinces of Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and North West.

[4] The preferred habitat of Tulbaghia acutiloba is dry, rocky, grasslands of an elevation up to 1,800 metres (5,900 ft).

[7] The generic epiphet Tulbaghia is derived from Ryk Tulbagh, the governor of the Cape of Good Hope.