The African Garden

Eucomis and Galtonia Gallery

Eucomis (Pineapple Lily)
Eucomis autumnalis 'White Dwarf'
Eucomis autumnalis subsp. autumnalis    close-up    leaves
Eucomis autumnalis subsp. amaryllidifolia JCA3230050 (leaves)     flower 
Eucomis autumnalis subsp. clavata - in leaf
Eucomis bicolor      flowers      leaf base
Eucomis bicolor JCA 3230200     flower
Eucomis bicolor (heavily purple edged form)      flowers
Eucomis bicolor (red marked form)     flowers
Eucomis bicolor (reduced crown form)     top view
Eucomis bicolor 'Alba'       flowers     spike
Eucomis bicolor in flower at The Garden House, Buckland Monachorum 2004
Eucomis comosa(1)      flowers      leaf base
Eucomis comosa(2) ex. GP    flower
Eucomis comosa (pale form)     flowers
Eucomis comosa var. striata      flowers      leaf base
Eucomis comosa var. striata    flower    leaf base
Eucomis comosa 'Cornwood'      flowers      leaf base
Eucomis comosa 'Dark Hybrid'     leaf base
Eucomis comosa 'First Red'      flowers     in leaf
Eucomis comosa 'Roze Selectie' syn. 'Rose Selection'     flowers      in leaf
Eucomis comosa 'Skagit Pink' (syn. E. c. 'Pink')     flowers     spikes
Eucomis humilis
Eucomis montana     flower close-up     plants
Eucomis montana JCA 3230510 - in leaf      leaf base
Eucomis pole-evansii      flowers 1      flowers 2
Eucomis pole-evansii (striated hybrid)      flowers     flower      leaf base
Eucomis schijffii ex. Sentinel Peak, SA. - in leaf     post-flowering
Eucomis vandermerwei ex. Charles Craib      flowers     crown
Eucomis vandermerwei ex. seed from Johannesburg B.G.     flowers and foliage
Eucomis vandermerwei 'Octopus' NEW IMAGE 2009 !
Eucomis vandermerwei x autumnalis     flowers  - by Mark Wash NEW IMAGE !
Eucomis vandermerwei x comosa  - by Mark Wash NEW IMAGE 2009 !
Eucomis zambesiaca     
Eucomis 'African Bride'      flowers 1      flowers 2
Eucomis 'Cabernet Candles' NEW IMAGE 2009 !
Eucomis 'Dark Hybrid' - in leaf  - Australian Hybrid
Eucomis 'Frank Lawley' - in leaf      flower     
Eucomis 'John Huxtable'      flower     
Eucomis 'John Treasure'      flowers     
Eucomis 'Joy's Purple'     flower
Eucomis 'Joy's White' NEW IMAGE 2009 !
Eucomis 'Leia'     flowers  - at Trecanna Nursery NEW IMAGE 2009 !
Eucomis 'Oakhurst' (leaves)     
Eucomis 'Pink Gin'     flower
Eucomis 'Pink Sensation'    flower    leaf  - Australian Hybrid 
Eucomis 'Royal Burgundy'     flowers     flower     crown
Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy'    flower   ageing flower   in leaf
Eucomis 'Sparkling Rosie'     flowers close-up
Eucomis 'Swazi Pride'      flowers     spikes
Eucomis 'Zeal Bronze'     flower     ageing flowers     flowers
Eucomis sp. ex. Mark Fillan      flowers
Eucomis 'Showtime'  ex. NE Group NCCPG, from New Zealand seed      flower

Eucomis Pollinators
Eucomis bicolor with Jersey Tiger moth
Eucomis pole-evansii (striated hybrid) with tortoiseshell butterfly
Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' with wasp
Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' with fly
Eucomis 'Frank Lawley' with hoverfly   

Also See - Eucomis Notes for general information, and Eucomis 'Plant Notes'
for information collected on plant height and flower colour.

Galtonia (Summer Hyacinth)
Please note all Galtonia are prone to slug and snail attack
Galtonia candicans     flower     flower (side view)     
Galtonia princeps     flower     (flower side view)     
Galtonia regalis     flower     flower (side view)     
Galtonia viridiflora     flower     flower (side view)     
Galtonia viridiflora  G+L172