Plants of the Week Advanced Search

Search results for "Eucomis" (displaying 11 of 11 on page 1)

Refine your search

Sort by date added
Sort Alphabetically

Ascending | Descending

Eucomis zambesiaca

Common names: Zambezi pineapple flower, tropical pineapple lily (Eng.); witpynappellelie (Afr.)

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... start to ripen. This species is often confused with Eucomis autumnalis , but they can be distinguished as follows: Eucomis zambesiaca flowers are white when fully open, the ... the freezing conditions and re-sprout in early summer Eucomis Eucomis zambeziaca has attractive green leaves and ...

24 / 10 / 2022 | Dineo Dibakwane | Walter Sisulu NBG

Eucomis sonnetteana

Common names: Morgenzon pineapple lily

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... J.E. Burrows. This bulbus gem, is a dwarf species of Eucomis , growing 50–65 mm tall. The underground bulb is ... part of the plant dies off completely during winter. Eucomis sonnetteana is usually confused with E. zambesiaca . ... smell compared to the sweet-scented E. zambesiaca . Eucomis sonneteana occurs in the Lydenburg Centre of Endemism ...

11 / 04 / 2022 | Dineo Dibakwane | Walter Sisulu NBG

Eucomis regia

Common names: western dwarf pineapple flower

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... Brown, Tony Rebelo and Neil Crouch for the photographs. Eucomis regia is a deciduous, winter-growing bulb, that grows ... the flowers are completely hidden. Like other bicoloured Eucomis , depending on whether it grows in full sun or shady ... This is the only half-hardy species within the genus Eucomis . The flowers have an unpleasant smell that was ...

26 / 08 / 2019 | Dineo Dibakwane | Walter Sisulu NBG

Eucomis montana

Common names: montane pineapple flower

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... winter, which enables it to survive the cold conditions. Eucomis Eucomis can be propagated from seeds, offsets and leaf ... so that flowerbeds do not look empty in winter. Eucomis species have a large, flat-bottomed bulb that should ...

27 / 05 / 2019 | Dineo Dibakwane | Walter Sisulu NBG

Eucomis pallidiflora subsp. pole-evansii

Common names: giant pineapple lily

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden March 2019 Eucomis pallidiflora subsp . pole-evansii grows in summer and ... fruits that enclose black seeds. As with other species of Eucomis , it also continues to make a show after flowering, ... is very large and has a loosely packed flowering spike. Eucomis pallidiflora subsp . pole-evansii occurs in southern ...

25 / 03 / 2019 | Dineo Dibakwane | Walter Sisulu NBG

Eucomis comosa

Common names: slender pineapple flower (Eng.); krulkoppie, pynappellelie (Afr.); ubuhlungu-becanti (Zul. and Xho.)

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... and Graham Grieve for allowing the use of their images. Eucomis comosa is a deciduous, summer-growing bulb, that ... margins and the ones in shaded areas will not. Unlike Eucomis comosa var . comosa , it has purple stripes rather ... and a spotted flower spike. Throughout the whole world, Eucomis comosa naturally only occurs in South Africa, and ...

29 / 10 / 2018 | Dineo Dibakwane | Walter Sisulu NBG

Eucomis bicolor

Common names: forest pineapple flower, variegated pineapple flower (Eng.); bontpynappelblom, bospynappellelie (Afr.); imbola, umbola (isiZulu); khampumpu-ya-thaba (

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... the seeds are then dispersed by wind. In late autumn, most Eucomis bulbs that occur in cold regions, shed their ... throughout winter to survive the harsh cold conditions. Eucomis E. bicolor can be planted as pocket plants in ... growing season and planted in a well-drained soil mixture. Eucomis species have a large, flat-bottomed bulb that should ...

07 / 07 / 2015 | Dineo Dibakwane | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership

Eucomis humilis

Common names: dwarf pineapple flower (Eng.); beskeie berglelie (Afr.)

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... and Brian Whyer of Pacific Bulb Society for images. Eucomis humilis is a deciduous bulb within the group of dwarf Eucomis species, growing up to only 400 mm. Leaves are ... to February, after which it produces capsular fruits. Eucomis humilis is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, growing from the ...

07 / 07 / 2014 | Sibahle Gumede | KwaZulu-Natal NBG

Eucomis vandermerwei

Common names: spotted-leaf eucomis

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... Flowering occurs in summer, from December to February. Eucomis vandermerwei occurs from Middelburg to Dullstroom and ... mists, frost in late autumn and winter, and dry winters. Eucomis vandermerwei is the only eucomis with cryptic leaf colouration. The maroon-spotted ...

30 / 04 / 2012 | Graham Duncan | Kirstenbosch NBG

Eucomis schijffii

Common names: miniature eucomis

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... on specialised storage organs) is one of the smallest Eucomis species, usually reaching up to 100 mm high, rarely ... seeds have a reticulate (net-like) testa (outer coat). Eucomis schijffii flowers in summer, from December to February, with a peak in January. Eucomis schijffii is endemic to the Drakensberg Mountains of ...

25 / 07 / 2011 | Graham Duncan | Kirstenbosch NBG

Eucomis autumnalis

Common names: pineapple flower, pineapple lily (E), wildepynappel, krulkoppie (A), ubuhlungu becanti, isithithibala esimathunzi (X), umathunga, ukhokho, umakhandaka

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... NBG Alice Notten Kirstenbosch NBG January 2002 Eucomis autumnalis is a deciduous, summer growing bulb. The ... a trilocular capsule containing shiny black rounded seeds. Eucomis autumnalis is divided into three subspecies, most ... inflorescence) which is either club-shaped or cylindrical: Eucomis autumnalis subsp. autumnalis , (cylindrical) syn. ...

21 / 01 / 2002 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG

Back to top

Plants of the Week Advanced Search

The plant

Special features

The gardening site