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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, they detest being left out in winter wet and are best left to dry out in a shed until spring.
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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 16+cm
Pack of 3
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Eucomis comosa
(syn. punctata). Variable species, producing some interesting colour forms in both foliage & flower. Hardy when planted out but needing winter protection if pot-grown. Happy in sun or part shade. Ht.18-24” (45-60cm).
Bulb size 20+ cm
Pack of 3
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Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy'
Striking and sought-after form, with maroon foliage and cream/pink flowers. Ht. 18-24" (45-60cm).
Pack of 1
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Eucomis Van der Merwei
Recent introduction showing some variability in cultivation. The short flower spikes are flushed burgundy/pink, whilst the leaves and stems are frequently dark with maroon flecking and spotting. Ht.8-12" (20-30cm).
Pack of 1
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