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Eucomis amaryllidifolia
Rock pineapple lily is a small South African bulb with a dense spike of yellowish-green flowers topped by a leafy crown. It grows best in full sun with a dry winter rest, and it was not widely grown in cultivation as of 2018.
Eucomis amaryllidifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to the Cape Provinces. It is a short, summer-flowering bulbous plant, with a dense spike (raceme) of yellowish-green flowers topped by a "head" of leafy bracts. In Afrikaans it is called kliplelie ('rock lily').
Eucomis amaryllidifolia was not in general cultivation as of October 2018. In the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, it is grown in pots in an open, slightly acid medium. The pots are placed in a sunny position and watered well in summer, but kept completely dry in winter. A high potash fertilizer is used. The bulbs are considered to be hardy down to −5 °C (23 °F). Propagation is by seed, bulb slicing, leaf cuttings and tissue culture. Mealybugs can be a significant pest.
Eucomis amaryllidifolia is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, and in particular the Eastern Cape, possibly extending into the Orange Free State. It grows on rocky slopes and ridges, in full sun.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucomis amaryllidifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
