Eucomis pallidiflora subsp. pole-evansii
Pineapple Lily (Species) Giant Pineapple Lily
Eucomis is a flowering bulbous perennial with a distinctive tuft of leaves above a column of tiny flowers. The leaves are strap-shaped. The flowers come in a range of mostly pastel colours - white, creams, yellows, mauves, and pinks. The flowering season is from late Summer to Autumn. The 'Giant Pineapple Lily' is from South Africa and Swaziland, and is the largest form of Eucomis known, with spires of tiny creamy-white flowers with green centres, that can reach up to 2 m. tall, and leaves that can be up to a metre long. Due to its height, it may need staking
Contributed by @richard.spicer.7906
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Full sun to partial shade
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Frequent watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Pineapple Lily (Species) Giant Pineapple Lily
Latin name
Eucomis pallidiflora subsp. pole-evansii
type
Bulb
family
Asparagaceae
ph
6.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
2.00 M
Eucomis pallidiflora subsp. pole-evansii
Eucomis is a flowering bulbous perennial with a distinctive tuft of leaves above a column of tiny flowers. The leaves are strap-shaped. The flowers come in a range of mostly pastel colours - white, creams, yellows, mauves, and pinks. The flowering season is from late Summer to Autumn. The 'Giant Pineapple Lily' is from South Africa and Swaziland, and is the largest form of Eucomis known, with spires of tiny creamy-white flowers with green centres, that can reach up to 2 m. tall, and leaves that can be up to a metre long. Due to its height, it may need staking
Flowering
From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn
Flowering period is from late Summer to mid Autumn
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Bulbs can be planted in Spring in pots or in the ground, (but are best started in pots and planted out once growth has started).
Propagating
From Late Autumn TO Late Autumn
Bulblets can be planted in to pots. Propagation can also be done by leaf cuttings.
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