Agapanthus
Habit | bulbous
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Height: | ⇕ | 1.5 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 1.5. to 4 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4. |
Width: | ⇔ | 1 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 1. to 2.5 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2.5. |
Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
Origin: | ✈ | South Africa |
Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer |
Exposure: | ☼ | sun, part-sun |
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Water: | ◍ | moist, moderate, dry |
Features: | ✓ | fire resistant |
USDA Zones: | 6 to 10 | |
Sunset Zones: | vary by species | |
Flower features: | ❀ | blue, purple, white |
Agapanthus is a genus of herbaceous perennials that mostly bloom in summer. The leaves are basal and curved, linear, and up to 60 cm in long. They are arranged in two rows.
The inflorescence is a pseudo-umbel subtended by two large bracts at the apex of a long, erect scape, up to 2 m ft tall. They have funnel-shaped flowers, in hues of blue to purple, shading to white. Some hybrids and cultivars have colors not found in wild plants. The ovary is superior. The style is hollow. Agapanthus does not have the distinctive chemistry of Alliaceae.
ExpandRead about Agapanthus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Strap shaped leaves look like a fountain. Flower spikes rise on a stem, with a sphere of flowers on top during summer.
Cultivation
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February: | sow | |
March: | sow | |
April: | divide | |
May: | transplant | |
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July: | flowering | |
August: | flowering | |
September: | flowering | |
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Agapanthus africanus can be grown within USDA plant hardiness zones 9 to 11. In lower-numbered zones, the bulbs should be placed deeper in the soil and mulched well in the fall. They can also be dug up and stored indoors during the winter.
Several hundred cultivars and hybrids are cultivated as garden and landscape plants. Several are winter-hardy to USDA Zone 7.
Propagation
Division of bulbs or by seeds. Seeds of most varieties are fertile. Divide once every 5 yearssn.
Pests and diseases
Species
Zonneveld & Duncan (2003) classified Agapanthus into six species (A. africanus, A. campanulatus, A. caulescens, A. coddii, A. inapertus, A. praecox). Four additional taxa recognised by Leighton (1965) as species (A. comptonii, A. dyeri, A. nutans, A. walshii) are given status below species rank by Zonneveld & Duncan.
- Agapanthus africanus (syn. A. umbellatus; African Lily or African Tulip)
- Agapanthus campanulatus (African bluebell, African Blue lily or Bell Agapanthus)
- Agapanthus caulescens
- Agapanthus coddii (Codd's Agapanthus or Blue Lily)
- Agapanthus comptonii
- Agapanthus dyeri
- Agapanthus 'Headbourne Hybrids'
- Agapanthus inapertus (Drakensberg Agapanthus or Drooping Agapanthus)
- Agapanthus nutans
- Agapanthus orientalis
- Agapanthus 'Peter Pan' (dwarf)
- Agapanthus praecox (Common Agapanthus, Blue Lily, African Lily, or Lily of the Nile)
- Agapanthus walshii
Gallery
References
- w:Agapanthus. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Agapanthus QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
- Manual of Gardening, a Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds, L. H. Bailey
External links
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a434