Agapanthus praecox

Agapanthus praecox subsp. var.

Common Agapanthus, Blue Lily, African Lily, or Lily of the Nile

Habit:		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
	40in	40in50in
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Width:	⇔	40 in to 50 in
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍	moist, moderate, dry
Features:	✓	evergreen, flowers, naturalizes, foliage
Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place
Minimum Temp:	☃	°Fwarning.png"°F" is not a number.
USDA Zones:		9 to 11
Sunset Zones:		not available
Flower features:	❀	blue, purple

Alliaceae >

Agapanthus

praecox

var.

,

Agapanthus praecox (Common Agapanthus^[1], Blue Lily^[1], African Lily^[2], or Lily of the Nile^[3]) 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.^[1] Most of the cultivated plants of the genus Agapanthus are hybrids or cultivars of this species.^[1]

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

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Varieties

Agapanthus praecox is a variable species with open-faced flowers. It is divided into three subspecies: subsp.praecox, subsp. orientalis and subsp. minimus.^[1]

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.^[1] These have perianth segments which are greater than 50 mm in length.^[1]

subsp. orientalis

File:AgapanthusPraecoxOrientalis.jpg

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.^[1] These range in length from 20 to 70 cm long and 3 to 5 cm wide.

^[4] Flower clolour ranges from blue to white.^[1]^[3] Shiny black seeds are produced in three-sided capsules.^[3] These have perianth segments which are less than 50 mm in length.^[1]

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.^[1]

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