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'''''Agapanthus praecox''''' ('''Common Agapanthus'''<ref name=plantzafrica/>, '''Blue Lily'''<ref name=plantzafrica/>, '''African Lily'''<ref name=GRIN>{{cite web | url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?410534 | title= Taxon: ''Agapanthus praecox'' Willd.| accessdate=2008-07-20 | work=Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area}}</ref>, or '''Lily of the Nile'''<ref name=weedsbluemountains/>) is a plant species in the family [[Alliaceae]] and a native of the [[Cape of Good Hope]] in [[South Africa]]. Local names for this species include ''agapant'', ''bloulelie'', ''isicakathi'' and ''ubani''.<ref name=plantzafrica>{{cite web|url=http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/agapanpraecox.htm''|title=Agapanthus praecox'' Willd.|work=PlantZAfrica.com|publisher=South African National Biodiversity Institute|accessdate=2008-07-20}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Most of the cultivated plants of the genus ''[[Agapanthus]]'' are hybrids or cultivars of this species.<ref name=plantzafrica/> :''More information about this species can be found on the [[Agapanthus|genus page]].'' ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}} ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}} ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}} ==Varieties== ''Agapanthus praecox'' is a variable species with open-faced flowers. It is divided into three subspecies: subsp.''praecox'', subsp. ''orientalis'' and subsp. ''minimus.''<ref name=plantzafrica/> ===subsp. ''praecox''=== This subspecies occurs in [[Eastern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]]. It usually grows to between 0.8 and 1 metre tall and has 10-11 leathery leaves. The blue flowers, appear from December to February.<ref name=plantzafrica/> These have [[perianth]] segments which are greater than 50 mm in length.<ref name=plantzafrica/> ===subsp. ''orientalis''=== [[File:AgapanthusPraecoxOrientalis.jpg|thumb|right|Closeup of the flowers from the subspecies Orientalis.]]This subspecies occurs in Eastern Cape and southern [[KwaZulu-Natal]]. Although it is about the same height as subsp. ''praecox'', it has up to 20 poisonous, strap-like leaves per plant which are arching and are not leathery.<ref name=plantzafrica/> These range in length from 20 to 70 cm long and 3 to 5 cm wide. <ref name=NSW>{{cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=in&name=Agapanthus~praecox |title=''Agapanthus praecox'' subsp. ''orientalis'' (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight. |accessdate=2008-07-20 |author=|work= PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia}}</ref> Flower clolour ranges from blue to white.<ref name=plantzafrica/><ref name=weedsbluemountains>{{cite web|url=http://www.weedsbluemountains.org.au/agapanthus.asp| title=Agapanthus - Bush Invader|Weeds of Blue Mountains Bushland|accessdate=2008-07-20}}</ref> Shiny black seeds are produced in three-sided capsules.<ref name=weedsbluemountains/> These have [[perianth]] segments which are less than 50 mm in length.<ref name=plantzafrica/> ===subsp. ''minimus''=== Occurring in the southeastern [[Western Cape]] and Eastern Cape, this subspecies is the smallest, ranging in height from 300 to 600 mm. It has a longer flowering season, from November to March. Flower colour includes white and various shades of blue.<ref name=plantzafrica/> ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}} <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References==    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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