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AGAPANTHUS hybrids Lily of the Nile,
African Blue Lily____________________________________
Type:
PerennialHeight: 2-4' (60-120cm) Flowering Time: Summer Flower Colour: Blue, white. ____________________________________
Botanical Classification:
Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)Subclass: Monocotyledonae (Monocotyledons) Superorder: Liliidae (Lily Superorder) Order: Liliales (Lily Order) Family: Alliaceae (Onion Family) Genus: Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile) Species: hybrids ____________________________________
Agapanthus hybrids are perennial bulbs with long, strap-like leaves, bearing large balls composed of many small flowers in shades of blue or white on stems 2-4' high in late summer. Hybrids of Agapanthus campanulatus are deciduous and more hardy than those of Agapanthus africanus, which is evergreen. They are impressive plants for the back of a border, or for pots on a patio.
____________________________________ Harvesting and Growing from Seed:
Germination: Spring
Inside (57 days)
Winter or Spring
Deno (10-16 days)Seed Pod The seedpod is a fleshy flattish oval with three rows of seeds. Seed The seeds are flat, black, papery ovals with a bulge at one end, looking like newly-hatched
tadpoles. There are several seeds in a pod.Seedling The seedling has one large grassy leaf.
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