Eucomis amaryllidifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to the Cape Provinces.
[1] It is a short, summer-flowering bulbous plant, with a dense spike (raceme) of yellowish-green flowers topped by a "head" of leafy bracts.
[2] Eucomis amaryllidifolia is a short summer-growing bulbous plant, 9–20 cm (3+1⁄2–8 in) tall.
[2] It flowers in summer and early autumn (January to March in its native South Africa).
In the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, it is grown in pots in an open, slightly acid medium.