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Eucomis montana
Eucomis montana is a plant species in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces) and Eswatini (Swaziland). When in flower in summer, the plant reaches a height of up to 45 cm (1 ft 6 in), with a dense spike (raceme) of greenish flowers, topped by a "head" of green bracts.
As of 2007, it was said to be very rare in cultivation, but should prove to be "at least frost-hardy".
Eucomis montana was initially discovered in Eswatini, where it grew in colonies on damp grassland slopes at elevations of 1,500 m (4,900 ft). It has since also been found in South Africa, in KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces. It grows at elevations of up to 2,080 m (6,820 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucomis montana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
