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| name = Agapanthus africanus
|familia=Alliaceae
| common_names = African blue lily, African lily, Lily-of-the-Nile
|genus=Agapanthus
| growth_habit = herbaceous
|species=africanus
| high = 24-36in (60-90cm)
|common_name=African lily, Blue African lily, Lily-of-the-Nile
| wide = 18in (45cm)
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| origin = [[Cape of Good Hope]]
|habit=herbaceous
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| lifespan = perennial
|Min ht box=18
| exposure = sun, part-sun
|Min ht metric=in
| water = regular, moderate
|Max ht box=24
| features = flowers, foliage
|Max ht metric=in
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40F (5C), etc -->
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| bloom = summer
|Min wd box=24
| usda_zones = 9-10
|Min wd metric=in
| sunset_zones = 7-9, 12-31
|Max wd box=36
|Max wd metric=in
| image = Agapanthus africanus.jpg
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_width = 240px
|origin=Cape of Good Hope
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|water=moist, moderate, dry
|features=flowers, foliage, ground cover
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=blue, purple
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=9
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=11
|sunset_zones=7-9, 12-31
|image=Agapanthus_africanus.jpg
|image_width=240
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'''''Agapanthus africanus''''' ('''African lily''', '''Lily of the Nile'''; syn. ''Agapanthus umbellatus'') has a short stem bearing a tuft of long, narrow, arching leaves 10-35 cm long and 1-2 cm broad, and a central flower stalk 25-60 cm tall, ending in an umbel of 20-30 bright blue, funnel-shaped [[flower]]s, each flower 2.5-5 cm diameter.
'''''Agapanthus africanus''''' ('''African lily''', '''Lily of the Nile'''; syn. ''Agapanthus umbellatus'') has a short stem bearing a tuft of long, narrow, arching leaves 10-35 cm long and 1-2 cm broad, and a central flower stalk 25-60 cm tall, ending in an umbel of 20-30 bright blue, funnel-shaped [[flower]]s, each flower 2.5-5 cm diameter.
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Agapanthus is hardy outdoors in the south of [[England]] and [[Ireland]] if protected from severe frosts. Easy to cultivate and (in areas that have winter) are generally grown in large pots or tubs that can be protected from frost.
Agapanthus is hardy outdoors in the south of [[England]] and [[Ireland]] if protected from severe frosts. Easy to cultivate and (in areas that have winter) are generally grown in large pots or tubs that can be protected from frost.
During the summer they require plenty of water and are very effective on the margins of lakes or by running streams, where they thrive. They may be propagated from offsets or by dividing the rootstock in early spring or autumn.
During the summer they require plenty of water and are very effective on the margins of lakes or by running streams, where they thrive. They may be propagated from offsets or by dividing the rootstock in early spring or autumn.
[[Snails]] and [[slugs]].
[[Snails]] and [[slugs]].
==Species==
==Varieties==
Several [[cultivar]]s are known, such as 'Albus' (with white flowers), 'Sapphire' (dark blue flowers), 'Aureus' (leaves striped with yellow), and 'Variegatus' (leaves almost entirely white with a few green bands). There are also double-flowered and larger- and smaller-flowered cultivars.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
==External links==
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