Eucomis pallidiflora
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Eucomis pallidiflora is a large South African species, growing in damp upland grassland. Its rosette of broad, strap-shaped leaves is followed in summer by a tall flowering stem bearing a dense spike of pale green to greenish-white star-shaped flowers, topped with a crown of leafy bracts. It includes the giant subspecies pole-evansii. Grow in rich, moist soil, in full sun; dry winter rest, with mulching advisable in cold climates.
- Flowering height :0-15 cm
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