Eucomis comosa SEEDS

Eucomis comosa seeds grow into the pineapple lily a bulbous geophyte native to the subtropical biome of the Eastern Cape Province to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Originally described as Asphodelus comosus by Houttuyn (1780) and transferred to Eucomis by Wehrh. The epithet comosa means ‘tufted’ or ‘with a tuft of hair’, referring to the prominent crown of leafy bracts at the tip of the inflorescence. A tall, robust pineapple lily with broad, strap-like, often purple-spotted leaves and a dense cylindrical raceme of white to greenish-pink flowers on scapes to 6070 cm, topped by the characteristic pineapple-crown of green bracts. The purple-flushed forms are particularly ornamental. Many synonyms including Eucomis punctata L’Hr. (nom. superfl.), Eucomis striata (Ker Gawl.) W.T.Aiton and Ornithogalum punctatum Thunb. Family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae.

Full sun; well-drained soils; warm subtropical to cool temperate; dry winter dormancy. Cold-tolerant to approximately 10C once established.

• ‘Comosa’ = tufted; originally Asphodelus comosus Houtt. (1780); synonym E. punctata L’Hr. (nom. superfl.)
• Broad strap-like leaves often purple-spotted; white to pink cylindrical raceme; scapes to 70 cm
• E. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal subtropical biome; South African endemic
• Purple-flushed forms especially ornamental; genus from Greek eukomos = lovely-haired (crown of bracts)
• Full sun; well-drained soils; warm subtropical; cold-tolerant; Family Asparagaceae

Eucomis comosa is the tufted pineapple lily the most widely cultivated Eucomis species in temperate gardens worldwide, its tall racemes of white or pink flowers crowned with a tuft of leafy bracts and often beautifully spotted or purple-flushed leaves making it an outstanding ornamental from the subtropical South African coast.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.