Deliciously exotic perennial from South Africa. It dies down in winter but always returns in the spring. If you think you’re gardens a bit chillier than others, you could try mulching Eucomis once they’ve died down in the first frost. Grows to about 2ft tall by 1ft wide.
Plenty of light and reasonably rich and well drained soil. The smell of the flower? Not great to be honest. If you buy one from us in flower and put it in your car, by the time you get home you will have created your own description. School dinners? Don’t be put off – there’s nothing like Eucomis bicolor and the smell doesn’t spread much. Fortunately.
Propagated by us by a weird method that involves chopping up bits of leaf. Don’t know what the technical term is.
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| Specialist Plants | Grown by Us, House Plants/ Indoor Plants, Rare & Unusual (Collectables) |
| Situation | Coastal, Conservatories, Mild City Gardens, Plants for Pots, Sheltered Garden |
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Gigantic leaves on slender spiky trunks that grow to 15 ft. Enormous white flower clumps are born aloft followed by copious purple berries. Deciduous, hardy and dramatic. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Tasmanian Mimosa. A small, dense, evergreen Weeping Willow with little triangular leaves and fragrant yellow flowers in spring. Beautiful little tree. 20ft after 15 years. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
The variegated sugar cane lookalike seen in wet places throughout the Mediterranean. Dies down in winter. Dramatic yet well behaved. Grows to 10ft. Exotic. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Yellow stripes down the sides of the leaf, smaller than the non-variegated one, bigger than the one with the white stripe. Brilliant in a terracotta pot. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
The hardiest of the African Aloes – forms a mat of exotic little fleshy leafed rosettes. Orangey-red flower spikes that last for weeks and weeks. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Well know shapely little evergreen tree: 20ft in 30 years. Needs well drained soil. Masses of little white flowers followed by fruits that look (a bit) like strawberries. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Glossy green leaves to 3 ft with perpendicular white and purple flower spikes to 6 ft. Good in shade. Native to the Med. The inspiration for the capitals on Corinthian columns. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
The one with the white stripe down the middle of each leaf. Slow growing, easy plant, grow it in a pot, bung it in a shed for the winter. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
