African Blue Lily is a tender mounding evergreen perennial with narrow green grass-like foliage. The attractive tubular flowers are blue with a darker streak down the petal centers and bloom in clusters above the leaves through summer into fall. Flowers best when pot-bound and consistently moist.
Type: |
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Origin: |
South Africa |
Height: |
1' - 2' |
Spread: |
1' - 2' |
Spacing: |
1.5' |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
8 - 11 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Blue |
Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Water regularly. Best planted on-site in a pot to easily move inside to overwinter.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Heuchera, Daylily, Japanese Barberry
IMAGES: Meneerke bloem, Agapanthus praecox RHu 02, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Meneerke bloem, Agapanthus praecox RHu 01, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) (c) 2005 Zubro, Agapanthus praecox liliaceae (agapanthe), CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) Victorrocha, Agapanthus Postbloom, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.