The Story
From South Africa, a wonderful and hard-to-find perennial with rosettes of bright, pale-green leaves, to 3 ft tall and 4-5" wide, appearing in late spring and topped in late summer by creamy, green-center florets in a long cone with tufts of green leaves at the top. An impressive presence in sun to partial light shade. Tolerates poor drainage but prefers well-drained soil, especially in winter wet, and performs best with average summer water. Mulch and drainage improve winter cold hardiness to 0F, USDA zone 7. A fine container plant.
GIANT PINEAPPLE LILY
Asparagaceae
Description
From South Africa, a wonderful and hard-to-find perennial with rosettes of bright, pale-green leaves, to 3 ft tall and 4-5" wide, appearing in late spring and topped in late summer by creamy, green-center florets in a long cone with tufts of green leaves at the top. An impressive presence in sun to partial light shade. Tolerates poor drainage but prefers well-drained soil, especially in winter wet, and performs best with average summer water. Mulch and drainage improve winter cold hardiness to 0F, USDA zone 7. A fine container plant.
GIANT PINEAPPLE LILY
Asparagaceae
