Botanical Name: Common Names:
Agapanthus praecox Blue Lily of the Nile, African Lily,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting
Description:
Strappy, arching, green leaved clumping plant with tuberous, fleshy roots and blue flowers that sit on stems above the foliage. Used extensively in pots, in borders and along pathways. Very good for erosion control and as a fire retardant.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Embankment, Erosion Control, Fire Retardant, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Rockery, Roundabouts / Splitters, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Powdery Mildew, Snails And Slugs
Cultural Notes: Water well in the flowering season. Remove flower stalks at the base before they set seed. Manually remove dead foliage also. Use gloves as sap is sticky and can irritate skin. Does not tolerate humidity.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Liliaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Blue
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Tender
Wind: High
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