Changes

{{SPlantbox

{{SPlantbox

|familia=Alliaceae

|familia=Alliaceae

|genus=Agapanthus  

|genus=Agapanthus

|species=africanus  

|species=africanus

|common_name=African lily, Blue African lily, Lily-of-the-Nile

|common_name=African lily, Blue African lily, Lily-of-the-Nile

|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|Max wd metric=in

|Max wd metric=in

|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|exposure=sun

|exposure=sun

|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|features=flowers, ground cover

|features=flowers, foliage, ground cover

|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer

|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer

|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|max_zone=11

|max_zone=11

|image=Upload.png

|image=Agapanthus_africanus.jpg

|image_width=240

|image_width=240

}}

}}

'''''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.

}}  

}}  

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.

<!--  *''[[Freesia alba]]'' -->

<!--  *''[[Freesia laxa]]'' (syn. ''Anomatheca laxa'', ''Lapeirousia laxa'') -->

==Gallery==

==Gallery==

==External links==

==External links==