species
Agapanthus africanus
African lily
Photo: Nick Helme · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Agapanthus africanus belongs to the family Amaryllidaceae, also known as African lily, introduced to the UK. It reaches 90 cm tall and 50 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or sand soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained or moist conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from July to August. Its RHS hardiness rating is H3 (half hardy): −5 to 1°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 90 cm tall × 50 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H3 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Moist
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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