{"id":109639,"date":"2019-08-04T17:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T10:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lilies-that-wont-let-you-down\/"},"modified":"2019-08-04T17:05:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T10:05:17","slug":"lilies-that-wont-let-you-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lilies-that-wont-let-you-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Lilies that won\u2019t let you down"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTowering eucomis may look exotic but it\u2019s resilient enough to grow outsideEvery aspect of the pineapple lily Eucomis sp is just so unbelievably exotic. They hail from sunny southern Africa, throw up dazzling, jungly blooms that look like something straight out of a kid\u2019s story book and some can produce massive rosettes of leaves that tower over you. Yet if you have a sunny spot with well-drained soil, they are some of the easiest and most affordable garden plants to grow, even on our chilly North Atlantic islands.Like something from the understorey of a Rousseau painting that has come to life, Eucomis bicolor creates big, fat flower spikes about 30cm high, consisting of dozens of cream and lime green star-shaped blooms, each petal of which is delicately painted bright burgundy. Wide, strappy leaves are matched with a top-knot of leafy growth above the flower spike, making the whole plant look like a florist\u2019s recreation of a pineapple. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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