Eucomis pallidiflora

Eucomis pallidiflora
Eucomis pallidiflora flowers, Berlin Botanical Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Asparagaceae
Subfamily:Scilloideae
Genus:Eucomis
Species: E. pallidiflora
Binomial name
Eucomis pallidiflora

Eucomis pallidiflora (giant pineapple lily) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to South Africa. It is a bulbous perennial growing to 45–75 cm (18–30 in) tall, with a basal rosette of strap-shaped leaves, bearing 45–75 cm (18–30 in) long racemes of greenish-white flowers in late summer.[1]

The Latin specific epithet pallidiflora means "pale flowered".[2]

The plant is not frost-hardy, and requires a winter mulch in those areas subject to freezing temperatures. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

Two subspecies are recognized by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families:[5]

  • E. pallidiflora subsp. pallidiflora
  • E. pallidiflora subsp. pole-evansii (N.E.Br.) Reyneke ex J.C.Manning, formerly treated as a separate species E. pole-evansii
E. pallidiflora subsp. pole-evansii in Cambridge University Botanic Garden

References

  1. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  2. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  3. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Eucomis pallidiflora". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 37. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Search for "Eucomis pallidiflora", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-30
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