Eucomis Tugela Jade Irids with 4' stalks

with 4' stalks

This south-central Thailand species typically has green foliage

Myosotis palustris 'Southern Blues' is equally at home in average (not dry) garden soil or in a shallow water pool

creamy white

This little-known cultivar is one that we picked up on a 1995 visit to the former Applecourt Nursery in the UK

Eucomis Tugela Jade Irids with 4' stalksThis Eddie Welsh hybrid of the South African pineapple lily forms a rosette of fleshy green leaves, topped in August with 18" tall flower spikes that are chartreuse in bud and then open to pure white simply stunning. Although Eucomis 'Tugela Jade' was bred for the cut flower trade, it makes a superb garden specimen. Eucomis 'Tugela Jade' is named after the Tugela River that runs through South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains where Eucomis comosa is