Eucomis autumnalis

 

Pineapple lilies are unique, striking bulbs with lush, strap-like foliage held like a broad, open vase. Out of this vase emerges a leafless flower stalk bare on the bottom half and on the top half covered in hundreds of star-like lily flowers. At the top of the flower stalk grows a tuft of leaf-like bracts. The look is very much like a pineapple. E. autumnalis has yellow-green flowers and leaves with undulating edges.

Common Name:  Pineapple Lily

Family:  Hyacinthaceae (The Hyacinth Family)

Zone Hardiness:  7-10

Light:  Full Sun Part Sun

Height:  8-12"

Width:  8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Yellow

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Green

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Late Summer

Soil Moisture:  Average

Stem Colour:  

Fragrance:  No

Berries:  

Benefits:  

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  

Award:  AGM

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