Eucomis bicolor | Variegated Pineapple Lily | 10_Seeds Julia Heliconian

Eucomis bicolor | Variegated Pineapple Lily | 10_Seeds Julia HeliconianThis is Eucomis bicolor, also known as Variegated Pineapple Lily. Growing to about 2 feet high, these plants like to live in full sun. They bloom form the middle of Summer until early Fall. This is an eye catching plant with its mop top, mottled stems and speckled leaves. This plant does attract butterflies, and it is resistant to deer, rabbits, and squirrels. Eucomis bicolor is a great selection as a container plant or a cut flower. USDA Hardiness

These waxy flowers are starry starry show stoppers and their fragrance also makes them sought after

This is a larval host plant for the Wild Indigo Duskywing butterfly

and Gulf Fritillary butterflies

This plant is grown as an annual everywhere

The fragrant flowers are pollinated by bats

also known as pongame oiltree

These trees like to live in sun to partial shade where they can grow over 60 feet high

The seedpod are picked before they are ripe and can be eaten raw or cooked

also known as Black Pepper Corn

also known as Madagascar jasmine

pewen and Chilean pine

These seeds were harvested from over ripe fruit by a professional horticulturalist