Agapanthus
$14.99 / 1G
| Agapanthus africanus | |
| Lily of the Nile | |
| Agapanthus africanus, also known as Lily of the Nile or African Lily, this beauty has round clusters of blue-violet flowers atop stiff, upright, stalks rising above a dense mound of strap-like green leaves. Blooms in summer. Foliage mounds are attractive when plants are not in bloom. Moderately salt tolerant and prefers well drained soils. FEATURES: Botanical Name: Agapanthus africanus Common Name: Lily of the Nile Features: Evergreen, Salt Tolerant, Good Cut Flowers, Drought Tolerant Bloom Time: Spring - Fall Light Requirements: Full Sun -Partial Shade Attracts Bees, Butterflies Resists Deer Mature Plant Size: 2 - 3 feet Zone 7b - 10 | |
| Divide and/or transplant in November using Rock Phosphate fertilizer. Cut flowers and foliage to within 2" of soil and add to compost pile. Feed with Flowertone in March. Spray with All-season Oil in May for insect control. Deep-soak with Vitamin B-1 fertilizer every 2 weeks for first 2 summers. Re-mulch in June and January. | |
| Beds or containers | |
| Full sun, well drained soil | |
| Attractive blue flowers on tall spikes, NOT winter hardy. Good Cut Flowers. Evergreen | |
| Spring - Fall | |
| Blue or white flowers | |
| 2' x 1.5' | |
| 2' | |
| Perinenial from a creeping rootstock | |
| Moderate | |
| Full Sun-Partial Shade | |
| 20 to 30 deg. F | |
| Keep moist | |
| Long arching strap shaped leaves |