Agapanthus hybrids

AGAPANTHUS hybrids
Lily of the Nile,
African Blue Lily

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 2-4' (60-120cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Blue, white.

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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

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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.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Seed Pod
The seed pods are fleshy flattish ovals.

Seed
The seeds are flat black and papery, with a bulge at one end, looking like newly-hatched tadpoles. There are several seeds in each seedpod.

Seedling
The seedling has one large grassy leaf.

Seed sowing and Germination
Spring: Seeds sown outside in spring germinated in 57 days.
Winter: Seeds sown between folded paper towels in winter or spring germinated in 10-16 days.

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	Seed Pod The seed pods are fleshy flattish ovals.
	Seed The seeds are flat black and papery, with a bulge at one end, looking like newly-hatched tadpoles. There are several seeds in each seedpod.
	Seedling The seedling has one large grassy leaf.
Seed sowing and Germination Spring: Seeds sown outside in spring germinated in 57 days. Winter: Seeds sown between folded paper towels in winter or spring germinated in 10-16 days.