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Pineapple Lily
#EUCOMIS COMOSA *Sparkling Burgundy* - PINEAPPLE LILY🍍🌸🍍
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#3703 - Eucomis sp. - Pineapple Lilies
Growing in a caged greenhouse at the Botanical Gardens. Presumably the triffid had already escaped.
The genus Eucomis was first published by French botanist Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle in 1789, based on a proposal by Swedish botanist Daniel Solander, who'd decided that Linnaeus's Fritillaria regia should be placed in a separate genus but died before he could publish that.
The name comes from the Greek for "pleasing hair of the head", referring to the tuft of leaf-like bracts at the top of the flowerspike.
All species are endemic to Southern Africa.
Christchurch Botanical Gardens, Aotearoa New Zealand
Eucomis comosa (pineapple lily)
Pineapple lilies are from South Africa and they do best in full sun. Under normal conditions, all of these flower stalks would be standing up straight. But these plants are growing in the courtyard of a two story building and have flopped over, likely reaching for the sun in the limited 'time window' they have available.
I think the common name 'pineapple lily' is a bit misleading. They're certainly not members of the genus Lilium (they're more closely related to hyacinths) and these flower stalks don't look like any lily I've ever seen. Furthermore, pineapples are from South America and except for a similar tuft of leaves on the top, pineapple lilies seem to be missing the most important part - a pineapple.
Pineapple Lily ☀️🍍ive wanted to redraw her for a while so i finally got around to doing it
Eucomis comosa / Pineapple Lily at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC
Plant of the Day
Friday 15 December 2023
The South African bulbous perennial Eucomis bicolour (pineapple lily, pineapple flower) gives a tropical feel to a border or container in a sunny position with well-drained soil. The bulb needs protection in a frost free environment over winter.
Jill Raggett