Eucomis vandermerwei
- Product number: 587170
- Origin: East-South Africa
- Latin: Eucomis vandermerwei
The most compact (and perhaps the most beautiful) Eucomis! The long, rather narrow leaves grow in a rosette and are beautifully marbled with purplish-red. In the centre, the bloom emerges in purplish-pink clusters of lighter pink flowers with a tuft of marbled leaves at the top of the cluster (like a pineapple). Give the plant a prominent spot and enjoy its beauty! With some extra leaves, you can protect the plant well, and it is quite hardy; over time, the plant forms bulbs in the ground.
The plant is named after its "discoverer" Frederick Ziervogel van der Merwe and grows rarely in Mpumalanga (Eastern South Africa)
Denominations:
Latin: Eucomis vandermerwei
Dutch: Eucomis vandermerwei
English: Eucomis vandermerwei
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- Flower colour: Purple-pink with lighter pink flowers
- Origin: East-South Africa
- Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Moderately frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Eucomis vandermerwei
- Dutch: Eucomis vandermerwei
- Also known as: Not applicable / Unknown
- English: Eucomis vandermerwei
