A perennial bulbiferous herb growing to 1m by 0.3m. Leaves lance shaped, glossy, at intervals along the stem. It bears a prominent whorl of downward facing flowers at the top of the stem. Flowers bronze orange, red and yellow pendent flowers arranged in a circlet at the end of 3 4 ft. stems. The flower whorl is topped by a pineapple-like 'crown' of small leaves, hence the name.

Diuretic, emollient and resolvent (bulb)

Plants For A Future

The bulbs have been used as an expectorant and also to encourage increased breast milk production.