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| name = ''Agapanthus''
|familia=Alliaceae
| common_names = Lily-of-the-Nile, African blue lily
|genus=Agapanthus
| growth_habit = <!--- tree, shrub, vine, etc -->
|common_name=African lily, Lily-of-the-Nile
| high = <!--- 3ft (1m) -->
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| wide = <!--- 20in (65cm) -->
|habit=bulbous
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|Min ht box=1.5
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|Min ht metric=ft
| lifespan = perennial{{SSN}}
|Max ht box=4
| exposure = sun, part-shade{{SSN}}
|Max ht metric=ft
| water = regular, moderate{{SSN}}
|height_ref=Missouri Bontanical Garden
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
|Min wd box=1
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40F (5C), etc -->
|Min wd metric=ft
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for it's flowers -->
|Max wd box=2.5
| usda_zones = 9-11 (some to 7)
|Max wd metric=ft
| sunset_zones = vary by species
|origin=South Africa
| color = IndianRed
|lifespan=perennial
| image = Agapanthus africanus.jpg
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_width = 240px
|exposure=sun, part-sun
| image_caption = Flowers
|water=moist, moderate, dry
| regnum = Plantae
|features=fire resistant
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer
| classis = Liliopsida
|flowers=blue, purple, white
| ordo = Asparagales
|Temp Metric=°F
| familia = Alliaceae
|min_zone=6
|max_zone=10
|sunset_zones=vary by species
|image=Agapanthus africanus.jpg
|image_width=240
}}
}}
''Agapanthus'' is a genus of [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant|perennials]] that mostly [[Anthesis|bloom]] in summer. The [[Leaf|leaves]] are basal and curved, [[Glossary of botanical terms#L| linear]], and up to {{convert|60|cm|in|abbr=on}} long. They are arranged in two rows.
The [[inflorescence]] is a pseudo-[[umbel]] subtended by two large [[bract]]s at the [[Glossary of botanical terms#A| apex]] of a long, erect [[Scape (botany)| scape]], up to {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall. They have funnel-shaped [[flower]]s, in hues of blue to purple, shading to white. Some hybrids and cultivars have colors not found in [[Wildlife|wild]] plants. The [[Ovary (plants)| ovary]] is [[superior ovary| superior]]. The [[style (botany)| style]] is hollow. Agapanthus does not have the distinctive chemistry of [[Alliaceae]].
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Agapanthus (agape, love, and anthos, flower). Liliaceae. Conservatory plants, with tuberous rootstocks, blooming from late spring to fall, but mostly in summer. Plant robust and tall (dwarf forms): scape simple, fls. in 2-bracted umbels, in shades of blue and varying to white; perianth with 6 wide-spreading divisions, nearly regular; stamens 6: pod many-seeded; seeds flat, above: foliage
Agapanthus (agape, love, and anthos, flower). Liliaceae. Conservatory plants, with tuberous rootstocks, blooming from late spring to fall, but mostly in summer. Plant robust and tall (dwarf forms): scape simple, fls. in 2-bracted umbels, in shades of blue and varying to white; perianth with 6 wide-spreading divisions, nearly regular; stamens 6: pod many-seeded; seeds flat, above: foliage
==External links==
==External links==
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a434
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