General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet (to 6 feet with flower spike)
Plant Spread: 24 to 30 inches (wide strappy leaves)
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Other: 3-angled maroon-brown capsule containing black seeds
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Yellowish-green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 4 to 6 weeks
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Leaf
Bulbs
Pollinators: Flies
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Giant Pineapple Lily
  • Pineapple Lily

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-10-04
Location: At home
Location: Jardin Exotique & Botanique  Roscoff, Brittany, France
Date: 2023-08-29
Uploaded by jmorth
Location: At home
Date: 2021-09-15
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-10-10
Location: central Illinois
Date: August
pole-evansii compared to autumnalis
Location: central Illinois
Date: summer 2006
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-08-31
Giant Pineapple Lily 001
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2009-09-01
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-05-16
mother bulb with offspring
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-05-16
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-06-23
Giant Pineapple Lily Plant 012
Location: Wallington Hall, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2008-09-13
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2009-09-01
w/ an autumn clematis background
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-06-23
Giant Pineapple Lily Plant 011
Location: central Illinois
Date: summer 2006
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2007-08-06
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2007-08-06
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2007-08-06
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-10-29
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-08-23
the 'pole' part of the name
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2016-11-07
Location: central Illinois
Date: summer 2006
campares to typical Eucomis

Date: 2011-09-23
Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies  Used with Permission

Date: 2009-08-17
Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies  Used with Permission
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2007-08-06
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-06-15
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-05-31
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-08-06
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