Agapanthus africanus
African agapanthus, African blue lily, African lily, Blue Agapanthus, Dwaef Agapanthus, African-lily, Lily of The Nile, Blue-lily, lily-of-the-Nile, Agapanthus, Blue Lily, Cape Bluelily, Dwarf Agapanthus, Fynbos Agapanthus
Description
A rhizomatous perennial native to South Africa. An evergreen with bright green leaves, from which rise spectacular terminal umbel-like inflorescences borne on long, stiff stems.
It is available in a range of cultivars that differ mainly in the colour of their flowers: from deep blue to white, blue-white and pink.
It is also used as a cut flower.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Agapanthus
- Species
- Agapanthus africanus
