The African Garden

Eucomis - Garden Notes (cont'd…)

Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy'
Height in Flower - 91cm
Length of Flowering Head - 37cm
Flower Diameter - 29mm
Flower Colour - Pale reddy green shading purplish reddy green.
Crown - Less than width of inflorescence
Leaf Length - 70cm
Leaf Width - 9cm
Leaf Colour - Burgundy

Eucomis comosa 'Showtime'  syn. purple leafed form ex. NCCPG North East Group
Named by David Fenwick, originally from seed sent from New Zealand.
Height in Flower - 77cm
Length of Flowering Head - 41cm
Flower Diameter - 27mm
Flower Colour - White to cream, later blushed rose and green.
Crown - Larger than width of inflorescence
Leaf Length - 64cm
Leaf Width - 13cm
Leaf Colour - Purplish when young.
Other Features - Long pale red streaks on flower spike between buds.

Eucomis pallidiflora ? (MF)
Height in Flower - 78cm
Length of Flowering Head - 35cm
Flower Diameter - 30mm
Flower Colour - White with green, shading pale green with purplish tips.
Crown - Equal to width of inflorescence
Leaf Length - 58cm
Leaf Width - 8.6cm
Leaf Colour - Green, striped reverse.

Eucomis pole-evansii (striated hyb.)
Height in Flower - 94cm
Length of Flowering Head - 41cm
Flower Diameter - 29mm
Flower Colour - Cream, shading pinky-red and green.
Crown - Less than width of inflorescence
Leaf Length - 100cm
Leaf Width - 12cm
Leaf Colour - Bronzey green with deeper striations.

Eucomis pole-evansii
Height in Flower - 113cm
Length of Flowering Head - 27cm
Flower Diameter - 30mm
Flower Colour - Off white to very pale yellowish green.
Crown - Less than width of inflorescence
Leaf Length - 105cm
Leaf Width - 15cm
Leaf Colour - All green.

Eucomis vandermerwei
Height in Flower - 14cm
Length of Flowering Head - 7.5cm
Flower Diameter - 15mm
Flower Colour - Deep purplish green.
Crown - Equal to width of inflorescence
Leaf Length - 22cm
Leaf Width - 2.6cm
Leaf Colour - Dark green, spotted deep burgundy.

Eucomis 'African Bride'
Height in Flower - 83cm
Length of Flowering Head - 40cm
Flower Diameter - 27mm
Flower Colour - Cream shading green with purple tints.
Crown - Less than width of inflorescence
Leaf Length - 51cm
Leaf Width - 11.2cm
Leaf Colour - All green.

Eucomis 'Frank Lawley'
Height in Flower - 85cm
Length of Flowering Head - 34cm
Flower Diameter - 35mm
Flower Colour - Off white to cream, tinted red green with age.
Crown - Equal to width of inflorescence
Leaf Length - 73cm
Leaf Width - 9.2cm
Leaf Colour - Green, with pronounced white midrib.

Eucomis 'John Huxtable'
Height in Flower - 58cm
Length of Flowering Head - 22cm
Flower Diameter -
Flower Colour -
Crown - Less than width of inflorescence
Leaf Length - 77cm
Leaf Width - 7.5cm
Leaf Colour - All green.

Eucomis 'John Treasure'
Height in Flower - 54cm
Length of Flowering Head - 29cm
Flower Diameter - 20mm
Flower Colour - Pinkish rose to deep reddy purple.
Crown - Less than width of inflorescence
Leaf Length - 42cm
Leaf Width - 5cm
Leaf Colour - Purplish green when young.

Eucomis 'Swazi Pride'
Height in Flower - 70cm
Length of Flowering Head - 23cm
Flower Diameter - 29mm
Flower Colour - Reddy-pink shading reddy-purple.
Crown - Less than width of inflorescence
Leaf Length - 60cm     Leaf Width - 8cm     Leaf Colour - All green.