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{{Plantbox
| name = ''Agapanthus''
| common_names = African blue lily
| growth_habit = <!--- tree, shrub, vine, etc -->
| high = <!--- 3ft (1m) -->
| wide = <!--- 20in (65cm) -->
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| exposure = <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40F (5C), etc -->
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for it's flowers -->
| usda_zones = 9-11 (some to 7)
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
| image = Agapanthus africanus.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Flowers
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Liliopsida
| ordo = Asparagales
| familia = Alliaceae
| genus = Agapanthus
}}
Description.
==Cultivation==
{{monthbox
| color = IndianRed
| name = Agapanthus
| jan =
| feb = sow
| mar = sow
| apr = divide
| may = transplant
| jun =
| jul = flowering
| aug = flowering
| sep = flowering
| oct =
| nov =
| dec =
| notes =
}}
''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.
Several hundred [[cultivar]]s and [[Hybrid (biology)|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.
===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 inapertus]]'' (Drakensberg Agapanthus or Drooping Agapanthus)
* ''[[Agapanthus nutans]]''
* ''[[Agapanthus orientalis]]''
* ''[[Agapanthus praecox]]'' (Common Agapanthus, Blue Lily, African Lily, or Lily of the Nile)
* ''[[Agapanthus walshii]]''
==Gallery==
<!-- For plants with a lot of photos - a gallery can be added below, otherwise remove this section! -->
==References==
*{{wplink}}
* {{cite book |author=[[L. H. Bailey|Bailey, L. H.]] |title=Manual of Gardening, a Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds |edition=2nd Ed. |url=http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/9550 |year=1920 |publisher=Macmillan |location=New York |oclc=2481316 |id=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
{{stub}}
[[Category:Categorize]]
| name = ''Agapanthus''
| common_names = African blue lily
| growth_habit = <!--- tree, shrub, vine, etc -->
| high = <!--- 3ft (1m) -->
| wide = <!--- 20in (65cm) -->
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| exposure = <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40F (5C), etc -->
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for it's flowers -->
| usda_zones = 9-11 (some to 7)
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
| image = Agapanthus africanus.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Flowers
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Liliopsida
| ordo = Asparagales
| familia = Alliaceae
| genus = Agapanthus
}}
Description.
==Cultivation==
{{monthbox
| color = IndianRed
| name = Agapanthus
| jan =
| feb = sow
| mar = sow
| apr = divide
| may = transplant
| jun =
| jul = flowering
| aug = flowering
| sep = flowering
| oct =
| nov =
| dec =
| notes =
}}
''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.
Several hundred [[cultivar]]s and [[Hybrid (biology)|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.
===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 inapertus]]'' (Drakensberg Agapanthus or Drooping Agapanthus)
* ''[[Agapanthus nutans]]''
* ''[[Agapanthus orientalis]]''
* ''[[Agapanthus praecox]]'' (Common Agapanthus, Blue Lily, African Lily, or Lily of the Nile)
* ''[[Agapanthus walshii]]''
==Gallery==
<!-- For plants with a lot of photos - a gallery can be added below, otherwise remove this section! -->
==References==
*{{wplink}}
* {{cite book |author=[[L. H. Bailey|Bailey, L. H.]] |title=Manual of Gardening, a Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds |edition=2nd Ed. |url=http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/9550 |year=1920 |publisher=Macmillan |location=New York |oclc=2481316 |id=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
{{stub}}
[[Category:Categorize]]
