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Agapanthus
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.
