
Eucomis 'Safari Adventure' - PINEAPPLE LILY 'SAFARI ADVENTURE'
Exotic and unusual, bulbous perennial from South Africa.
Large deep olive green leaves emerge very late - usually in early summer.
Cream flower in late summer age to deep rosy purple.
One of the hardiest selection - hardy to zone 6.
Blooming Time: late summer to early fall
Size: 2.5-3' tall x 3.5-4' wide clumps
USDA Zones: hardy in zones 6-9
Culture: Full sun, half sun (6+ hours), half shade, average soil, loam, fertile soil
Moisture Needs: Average moisture (medium) to medium-dry.
Origin: native to the mountains of South Africa
Black Walnut Tolerant: not known
Deer and Rabbit Resistant: yes/yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes/yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot size:
Plant Combinations: eclectic beds, with tropicals, modern landscaping, or in any sunny flower bed. Goes well with most common perennials for sun, but looks the best with plants with direct companions with more delicate look = with smaller leaves and flowers and more mounding shape like Achillea, Artemisia, Calamintha, Euphorbia, Nepeta, Origanum, Perovskia, Salvia, shorter Sedum. And fine leaes mounding grasses (Muhlenbergia, Pennisetum, Sporobolus, Schizachyrium).
Pictures copyright: Walters Gardens

Eucomis 'Safari Adventure' - PINEAPPLE LILY 'SAFARI ADVENTURE'
Exotic and unusual, bulbous perennial from South Africa.
Large deep olive green leaves emerge very late - usually in early summer.
Cream flower in late summer age to deep rosy purple.
One of the hardiest selection - hardy to zone 6.
Blooming Time: late summer to early fall
Size: 2.5-3' tall x 3.5-4' wide clumps
USDA Zones: hardy in zones 6-9
Culture: Full sun, half sun (6+ hours), half shade, average soil, loam, fertile soil
Moisture Needs: Average moisture (medium) to medium-dry.
Origin: native to the mountains of South Africa
Black Walnut Tolerant: not known
Deer and Rabbit Resistant: yes/yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes/yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot size:
Plant Combinations: eclectic beds, with tropicals, modern landscaping, or in any sunny flower bed. Goes well with most common perennials for sun, but looks the best with plants with direct companions with more delicate look = with smaller leaves and flowers and more mounding shape like Achillea, Artemisia, Calamintha, Euphorbia, Nepeta, Origanum, Perovskia, Salvia, shorter Sedum. And fine leaes mounding grasses (Muhlenbergia, Pennisetum, Sporobolus, Schizachyrium).
Pictures copyright: Walters Gardens