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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Plant Height: 1 to 2'
Plant Spread: 1'6" to 2'
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Purple tinged white
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Bulb
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Leaf
Offsets
Pollinators: Flies
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Pineapple Lily
  • Variegated Pineapple Flower

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Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2019-09-08
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2014-07-13
Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2023-08-29
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-06-13
Location: Kalama, wa
Late season
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Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Kalama, wa
Date: 2023-08-02
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Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2018-07-19
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Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2018-07-19
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Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex.UK.
Date: 2022-07-25
Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-07-17
Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2017-07-31
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Location: Lexington, VA
Date: July, 2008
Location: Kalama, wa
Date: 2023-08-02
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Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies  Used with Permission
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2016-08-19
Location: Hortus Camera Lapidea
Date: 2023-02-26
Impatiently it already destroyed it's bag. Still too cold outside
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2021-06-17
Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2017-07-31
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Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Date: 2018-07-08
July. At UT botanical garden
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-06-24

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2021-07-24
Pineapple Lily (Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy').
Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex.UK.
Date: 2022-07-25
Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex.UK.
Date: 2022-07-25
Photo by daylilly99

Date: 2018-06-04

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Date: 2013-08-04
Location: Georgia, USA
Seed-grown plants will not be true to cultivar.
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2010-08-23
A first open flower.
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2010-09-01
The flowers opened from the bottom up.
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2010-08-16
I bought a pot which had 4 bulbs, split them and they flowered af
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Date: 2013-08-04
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2010-08-04
foliage
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Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-07-17
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