Eucomis bicolor (Eucomis / Pineapple Lily Images)

Eucomis bicolor
Height in Flower - 87cm
Length of Flowering Head - 31cm
Flower Diameter - 30mm, pendulous.
Flower Colour - creamy green, edged red.
Crown - Larger than width of inflorescence
Leaf Length - 51cm
Leaf Width - 11.2cm
Leaf Colour - All green, spotted reverse.

E. bicolor is a very hardy species that forms a large rosette of wide leaves, to 75cm across, leaves spotted or unspotted on reverse. Flower height 60cm or so, produces large heads of flowers which are wider at the top, which are covered in a rosette of smaller bract like leaves, giving the species its pineapple appearance. The is also a white flowered form of this species, 'Alba', which is slightly smaller in proportion.

Photographs of this Eucomis were taken at the former African Garden in Estover, Plymouth, Devon; once home to the NCCPG National Collection of Eucomis with Galtonia.

Mail order plants of this variety are also available from:

UK
Trecanna Nursery

The African Garden

An online resource dedicated to the photography and promotion
of South and Southern African species of bulbs and their hybrids.
Many images from NCCPG Plant Collections once held by David Fenwick.

The African Garden

An online resource dedicated to the photography and promotion of South and Southern African species of bulbs and their hybrids. Many images from NCCPG Plant Collections once held by David Fenwick.

An online resource dedicated to the photography and promotion
of South and Southern African species of bulbs and their hybrids.
Many images from NCCPG Plant Collections once held by David Fenwick.