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What is this plant??
- 9 Aug, 2008
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hmm it could be it was in our greenhouse as a bulb. When do they fill out?
9 Aug, 2008
Also should i leave it outside or bring it indoors?
9 Aug, 2008
Frost hardy but in server winters protect with mulch/bracken etc.
9 Aug, 2008
I have grown these in the garden but they seem to die after a couple of years or the cold winters kill them off. It would be perfectly happy out in the summer but protest it in the winter.
9 Aug, 2008
This is Eucomis bicolor. I have one myself, it lives in the Poly. tunnel. I doubt if it would be safe outdoors.. A real point of interest in any Garden, Thats a good picture.
9 Aug, 2008
Do you think it best to keep this indoors then? Or best in the greenhouse perhaps?
9 Aug, 2008
That depends on where you are, what temps. you get and how much shelter it has from wind. My friend has hers outside until the autumn.
9 Aug, 2008
Well thanks for all your help! I think we will keep it in the greenhouse when it starts to get a bit cooler. I really liked the picture of the bird Poaannua.
9 Aug, 2008
First thought - a Pineapple Lily?
9 Aug, 2008