Eucomis vandermerwei
Pineapple Lily (Species) Spotted Leaf Pineapple Lily
Eucomis is a flowering bulbous perennial with a distinctive tuft of leaves above a column of tiny flowers. The leaves are strap-shaped. The flowers come in a range of mostly pastel colours - white, creams, yellows, mauves and pinks. The flowering season is from late Summer to Autumn. 'Eucomis vandermerwei' is a dwarf eucomis, which produces heavily blotched wavy edged leaves. It has star shaped purple flowers in summer.
Contributed by @richard.spicer.7906
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Full sun to partial shade
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Frequent watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Pineapple Lily (Species) Spotted Leaf Pineapple Lily
Latin name
Eucomis vandermerwei
type
Bulb
family
Asparagaceae
ph
6.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.15 M
Eucomis vandermerwei
Eucomis is a flowering bulbous perennial with a distinctive tuft of leaves above a column of tiny flowers. The leaves are strap-shaped. The flowers come in a range of mostly pastel colours - white, creams, yellows, mauves and pinks. The flowering season is from late Summer to Autumn. 'Eucomis vandermerwei' is a dwarf eucomis, which produces heavily blotched wavy edged leaves. It has star shaped purple flowers in summer.
Flowering
From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn
Flowering period is from late Summer to mid Autumn
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Bulbs can be planted in Spring in pots or in the ground, (but are best started in pots and planted out once growth has started).
Propagating
From Late Autumn TO Late Autumn
Bulblets can be planted in to pots. Propagation can also be done by leaf cuttings.
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