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Agapanthus

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Name -The name derives from agape, the Greek word for love and anthos for flower. The common name is African lily.

Description - A bulb flower - tall stems rise out of strappy leaves topped with a large head of loose funnel shaped flowers.

Origin - South Africa.

Colour - Different shades of blue and white

Family - Liliceae (lily family)

Care Tips Grow in a large pot of light (even sandy) soil with the rhizomes just below the surface and about 8 inches (20cm apart) outside in bright sunshine in the summer and bringing the pot indoors to a conservatory or sunny window in winter.

Trivia
History - Agapanthus praecox was one of the first plants to arrive from South Africa in about 1650. It has now naturalised on the sand dunes on Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly and near Torquay. It was first cultivated in the Netherlands in 1687.


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Agapanthus