species
Eucomis bicolor
Pineapple lily
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Eucomis bicolor is a perennial in the family Asparagaceae, also known as Pineapple lily, introduced to the UK. It reaches 60 cm tall and 40 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or sand soil, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from August to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H4 (hardy): −10 to −5°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 60 cm tall × 40 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H4 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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