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    EUCOMIS
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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.

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    • Good to know
      Grown for their unusual, columnar racemes of flowers.
    • Place of origin
      South Africa, tropical southern Africa.
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
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    Eucomis - Growing Guide
    Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection

    Varieties
    EUCOMIS bicolor
    Bulbous perennial from South Africa with wavy margined light green leaves. Maroon flecked stems carry racemes of pale green flowers with purple margined petals
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £14.50
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    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    EUCOMIS 'Safari Adventure'
    Purple-tinted green leaves and spikes of bicolor flowers, purple and white.
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    EUCOMIS 'Sparkling Burgundy'
    Strong burgundy-red leaves and red flowers with red stems. Young plants have green foliage at first
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £14.50
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    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    EUCOMIS zambesiaca 'White Dwarf'
    Compact bulbous perennial, with dense spikes of white, star-shaped flowers in summer
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
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    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
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