plant ID? summer bulb

habitat_gardener · July 20, 2016

I think this is a bulb. It's one of the plants I got several years ago from a nursery dumpster (!). I forget about it until it blooms!

KarenO · July 20, 2016

This is a summer bulb, Eucomis bicolor aka `Pineapple Lily`

Karen O

PhilaGardener · July 20, 2016

Very pretty!

habitat_gardener · July 21, 2016

Thanks, KarenO! Now I know how to propagate and care for it. I love that it can be propagated with leaf cuttings!

KarenO · July 21, 2016

You're very welcome, it's beautiful!
Karen

habitat_gardener · July 21, 2016

Here's the whole plant. This is why I love bulbs: looks like an empty pot (or space), but once a year it explodes into something interesting and beautiful.

July 20, 2016	#2
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	This is a summer bulb, Eucomis bicolor aka `Pineapple Lily` Karen O

July 20, 2016	#3
PhilaGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Near Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,940	Very pretty!

July 21, 2016	#4
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	Thanks, KarenO! Now I know how to propagate and care for it. I love that it can be propagated with leaf cuttings!