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Eucomis bicolor
Also called Variegated Pineapple Lily
Eucomis bicolor is a bulbous perennial from southern Africa, grown for its spikes of pale green flowers topped with a leafy crown like a pineapple. It needs full sun and plenty of summer water to flower well, and dry conditions in winter.
Eucomis bicolor, the variegated pineapple lily is a bulbous species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to Southern Africa (the Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State, and the Northern Provinces). It is occasionally cultivated outside of the African continent as an ornamental bulbous plant.
In cultivation, Eucomis bicolor may not be fully frost-hardy. In the US, it is classed as hardy in USDA zones 8–10, and usually requiring a winter mulch in colder areas (zones 6 and 7). In the UK, it is said to be hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F), if kept dry in winter. Sun exposure and plentiful water are required in summer for successful flowering. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
The cultivar E. bicolor 'Alba' lacks all purple coloration and may have reduced odor. It resembles Eucomis autumnalis but can be distinguished by the presence of long flower stalks known as pedicels.
Eucomis bicolor is native to Southern Africa (the Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State, and the Northern Provinces). Along the Drakensberg escarpment it is found in damp grassland, often near streams, up to elevations of 2,500 m (8,200 ft).
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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.
