The pineapple lily as it is commonly known is a hardy perennial bulb that produces long purple45bronze leaves on thick stems adding an interesting depth to a flower border and also a perfect backdrop for other flowers in late summer eucomis 39sparkling burgundy39 is topped with a spire of masses of small star shaped flowers that have a lovely purple tinge to them giving you a great contrast to the darker leaves definitely an interesting architectural plant for your beds and bor