Agapanthus praecox
COMMON NAME | Common agapanthus, blue lily, African
lily, or lily of the Nile |
TYPE | Bulbs |
FAMILY | Amaryllidaceae |
NOTES | A
variable species with open-faced flowers and evergreen leaves which are 2 cm wide and 50 cm
long. Its inflorescence is in umbel. The flowers of the agapanthus are blue,
purple or white and bloom in the summer. They give capsules filled with fine
black seeds |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | South Africa |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Stony
slopes of rocky grasslands |
WEB SOURCES |
