... with regular watering. The readily form clumps and prefer to remain undisturbed until outgrowing their containers.  The evergreen species from dense ground covers, and once established are very water-wise. ...

This is a genus of 12 species mostly from the summer rainfall areas of South Africa, E. regia being the only winter rainfall species. The common name ‘pineapple lily’ is derived from the tuft of leaf bracts ...