Eucomis montana is a plant species in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces) and Eswatini (Swaziland).
Eucomis montana is a perennial growing from a large ovoid bulb with a diameter of up to 8 cm (3+1⁄4 in).
[3] The individual flowers have greenish tepals and stamens with purple filaments, and are borne on short stalks (pedicels) 5–10 mm (1⁄5–2⁄5 in) long.
[4] Eucomis montana was first described by Robert Harold Compton in 1967,[1] after he retired to Eswatini (then Swaziland) where it was first found.
[6] Eucomis montana was initially discovered in Eswatini, where it grew in colonies on damp grassland slopes at elevations of 1,500 m (4,900 ft).