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Agapanthus africanus--African Lily


Height: 3 ft Spacing: 12 in
Type: tender bulb
Flowers: Blue

Comments: African Lily is grown from thick rhizomes. The
plant can be grown as either a house plant or outdoors,
often in large containers. As a house plant, provide
medium light exposure and well-drained soil. Keep the
soil uniformly moist in summer but slightly dry in winter.
Use an equal analysis fertilizer according to label
directions. Temperatures of 50 to 55 degrees at night and
65 to 70 degrees during the day are ideal. Day
temperatures higher than 70 degrees may cause slow growth.
African Lily grows best when potbound. Flowering is not
dependent on a particular day length. The plant rests
after flowering and may be grown outdoors in sun or light
shade during the summer.

Propagation: Propagate by root division.

Cultivars:
'Albus' - White flowers (Vis. 1) otherwise the same.
'Blue Danube' - Blue flowers produced early.
Headbourne Hybrids - These hardy hybrids may be grown
outside in zones 6 to 9. The flowers are various
shades of blue possibly some plants will produce
white flowers.
'Monmid' (Midnight Blue TM) - Dark, violet-blue flowers
on stalks 3 feet tall.
'Peter Pan' - The foliage is only 1 foot tall with
miniature clusters of blue flowers.
'Prolific Blue' - Heavy production of blue flowers.
'Prolific White' - Many white flowers.
'Queen Anne' - The foliage is slightly more than a foot
high and the bright blue flowers are on 2 foot
stalks.

References for Cultivars: Monrovia Nursery Company 1997,
White Flower Farm 1999, Wayside Gardens 1999.


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