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EUCOMIS
Commonly known as Pineapple flower
Attractive plants shaped like the fruit in a range of subtle colours.
Very suitable for pots.
Genus of 10 species of bulbous perennials found in habitats ranging from rocky gorges to seasonally damp meadows in South Africa and tropical southern Africa.
Further Reading....
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HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.Bulbous perennials producing a rosette of lance-shaped, basal leaves and a tight raceme of star-shaped flowers.
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Full sunMulch in severe winters.
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Additional Features
Good to knowGrown for their unusual, columnar racemes of flowers.
Pests & DiseasesSlugs.
Place of originSouth Africa, tropical southern Africa. -
Soil ConditionsFertile well drained soil
Eucomis - Growing Guide
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- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Overpotting Problems - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of EUCOMIS
EUCOMIS bicolor
Pineapple flower
bulbous perennial from South Africa with wavy margined light green leaves. Maroon flecked stems carry racemes of pale green flowers with purple margined petals
Gift-wrapping available
EUCOMIS 'Sparkling Burgundy'
Pineapple flower
strong burgundy-red leaves and red flowers with red stems. Young plants have green foliage at first
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY
individually £13.00 each , 3+ £11.00 each
EUCOMIS zambesiaca 'White Dwarf'
Pineapple flower
compact bulbous perennial, with dense spikes of white, star-shaped flowers in summer
Gift-wrapping available
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
