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| name = ''Agapanthus praecox''
|familia=Alliaceae
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
|genus=Agapanthus
| growth_habit = herbaceous
|species=praecox
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|common_name=Common Agapanthus, Blue Lily, African Lily, or Lily of the Nile
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|habit=herbaceous
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|Max ht box=40
| lifespan = perennial
|Max ht metric=in
| exposure = full sun, light-shade
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| water = regular to moderate
|Min wd box=40
| features = flowers, foliage
|Min wd metric=in
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5[[Celsius|°C]], etc -->
|Max wd box=50
| bloom = summer
|Max wd metric=in
| usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| sunset_zones = not available
|lifespan=perennial
| color = IndianRed
|exposure=sun
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|water=moist, moderate, dry
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|features=evergreen, flowers, naturalizes, foliage
| regnum = Plantae
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| classis = Liliopsida
|flowers=blue, purple
| ordo = Asparagales
|Temp Metric=°F
| familia = Alliaceae
|min_zone=9
| genus = Agapanthus
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| species = praecox
|max_zone=11
|sunset_zones=not available
|image=Agapanthuspraecox.jpg
|image_width=240
}}
}}
{{edit-desc}}<!--- Type GENERAL genus/plant description below this line, then delete this entire line -->
'''''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]].''
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Agapanthus|genus page]].''
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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==Varieties==
==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/>
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