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Eucomis
This family offers some strikingly exotic looking subjects for the summer/early autumn garden, in both borders and containers. They are usually classed as non-hardy but we have found them to be reliable in our borders for the last ten years or more, some seeding themselves around happily also. In pots the situstion is different - they detest being left out in winter wet and are best left to dry out in a shed until spring.
Eucomis autumnalis AGM
Lovely creamy-white flower spikes, smaller and neater than E.bicolour or E.comosa and usually a little later flowering.
Ht.8-12" (20-30cm).Bulb size 14/16cm
Pack of 3 bulbs for £5.50
Eucomis bicolour AGM
(Pineapple flower). Wonderfully exotic in appearance but surprisingly hardy when planted out. (ours have often seeded themselves around). Also good in pots but should then be over wintered under cover. Fairly hardy summer flowering bulb for a sunny site in any reasonable soil.
Ht.12-20 (30-50cm).Bulb size 16/18+ cmPack of 3 bulbs for £6.50
Eucomis comosa 'Indian Summer'
New in 2024
Strong, dark stems bearing deeep purple buds which open to pale lavender-pink flowers. Very eye-catching at all stages. Height around 20-24" (50-60cm).
Bulb size 18+ cm
Pack of one bulb for £8.50
Pack of 3 bulbs for £24.00
Eucomis montana
Rare and stunning species, the greenish-cream flowers sportng a striking dark 'eye'. Ht. 12-24" (30-60cm).Bulb size 18+ cmPack of one bulb for £6.50
Pack of 3 bulbs for £18.00
Eucomis pallidiflora ssp.pole-evansii
New in 2024
A giant of the bulb world, which can reach a towering 4-6' (120-180cm) in summer flower. The blooms themselves are greenish-cream, fading to pure green (as shown in our late summer image).
Bulb size 24+ cm
Pack of one bulb for £8.50
Pack of 3 bulbs for £24.00
