I thought it was dead, sailed West from the Grey Havens, gone to plant heaven. The pot it had been in last year was mixed in with pots of Elephant Ear bulbs waiting to be transplanted to a sunnier location, excess Coreopsis plants waiting for a new home either here or with a friend. Unlabeled all these months I had begun to believe that large bulb in the pot was another Elephant Ear and was waiting for signs of life. Imagine my surprise when I walked thru the back yard yesterday and found lots of greenery poking up from the soil in the pot. I was about to post the pictures in the Plant ID forum since it obviously wasn't an Elephant Ear when I realized that it is the Pineapple Lily I thought was no more. I am so excited to have this one return, it is gorgeous when in bloom. Pineapple Lily ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden ) Pineapple Lilies ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden )
I'm glad yours made it toni.I have not seen anything of my hidden lily ginger. I think they went to plant heaven.
Wonderful news indeed. I'm so looking forward to seeing them bloom, so don't forget to photograph them when they do.
EJ, which kind do you have? Mine is Eucomis comosa 'Tugela Jade' with the chartreuse flower spikes. I had never seen one until last year when I found it at Whole Foods Market.
It's always a good feeling to have something come back from the brink. I look forward to seeing the lily in full bloom
No idea of the variety toni as mum originally bought me one bulb and I then grew masses from the seed. The flowers are a yellow/green with the green leafy tassle on the top just like a pineapple.
Ah, is that what it is? We grew those one summer, but the frost came early and ruined them, bulbs and all.
Mine has it's first bloom of the year too. Pineapple lily baby bloom ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden )
It will be interesting to compare the flowers as they get bigger. There was a piece on Gardeners World tonight about them, apparently you can propagate them from leaf cuttings as well as the bulbils and seeds. The chap had them in lots of different shades of whites and creams and almost black!
