The Agapanthus, or "Lily of the Nile" is Native to Southern Africa. It is popular for it's heads of White or Blue flowers which are carried on long stalks. In Sydney, it is always in flower at Christmas time, which adds to the festive season feeling, and brings a cool feeling to the Summer heat. Once established, these plants are hardy, and will tolerate dry soil for periods, but as always, the more TLC you give them, the more they will give you. There are two types of Agapanthus available, the dwarf form, which grows to around 30 to 40 centimetres high ( a bit over a foot), and the tall growing ones, which grow to about a metre tall ( about 3 feet ). In the photos, the blue ones are the tall ones and the white ones are the dwarfs. Here . they are used on the sides of a driveway. Plant Agapanthus in the full sun for best flowering, but they also do OK in semi-shaded spots. They are easy-care , and have few pests or diseases.
Agapanthus, or Lily of the Nile, is a perennial flower that has gorgeous blue or white florets arranged in large globes that make this a wonderful addition to the garden. It is very popular California flower and in other places where it is fully hardy. Newer types have been bred for additional hardiness. The roots are large and fleshy, and the leaves are straplike, arising directly from the roots. Flower heads appear, one to a stalk, in clumps of two-foot stalks.
Beautiful flowers really and the more beautiful thing is that it is available in two colors.
Have a look at some more comments, there are more than 2 colours !
Agapanthus, often referred to as "Lily of the Nile" is a versatile, easy to grow plant for warm winter areas. Hardy agapanthus grow 8"-11" in sunny or partially sunny areas, are drought tolerant and require low maintenance. The fast growing varieties are Snow storm and Blue storm agapanthus. The storm series of agapanthus are compact and very easy to care.
Blue storm agapanthus grow up to 20 inches wide and 30 inches high and tolerate a range of soils from sandy to clay.
Storm agapanthus are ideal as border plants. Shown here are Snow Storm.
Agapanthus make great easy care container plants all their own.
The thick moisture retentive foliage of agapanthus makes the plant effective as fire retardant borders and are often used in firescaping.
Brilliant whiter snow storm blossoms help all the other garden colors to pop!
Even when they are not in bloom, the lush tufts of dense strappy leaves adds flair to any landscape.
Brilliant blue blossoms on Blue Storm agapanthus.
These versatile landscape and container plants are also great as cut flowers, either on their own or mixed in arrangements.
Even after the blossoms have passed, blue Storm stems are great in flower arrangements.
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Hey, I joined Steemit today. I have seen the story by chance. I've studied your blog a little bit and you like flowers like me. It's nice to see people like myself here.
I have been to the agapanthus field for agapanthus these days. I have not been able to see the flower for years, but I was doing research on what they were. And finally when I finally saw the flower, I understood it in front of a famous shopping center. Of course, the reason why I am so surprised is that we are in our province. I could not get around because it was crowded. I think I'll go quietly one night.
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Agapanthus order and cultivars see long, strap-like, plump leaves that fact compose simple clumps of hedge or fleeting greenness (opt for fir establishs for all-year action).
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Good evening @ctrl-alt-nwo and congrats for making posting and commenting a fun. I really like your paradigm to see differently at things.
I appreciate your lovely blog and 'The Lilly of the Nile' flowers are so cute and proud to get so much attention:)
After going through your post and reading all the comments I am obliged to say that all my worthy fellow commenters have left no stone upturned to make your blog more beautiful and informative. I appreciate all my fellows for their outstanding efforts.
Agapanthus is a flower of love, so we are loving and swarming like honeybees as they love it so much:)
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We like whether its blue 'tall growing' or white 'dwarf' variety.
Some are digging really deep:D
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Some of us are like butterflies loving the Lilly of the Nile.:)
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Some spreading wings like Humming bird..:)
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The Agapanthus
or "Lily of the Nile". This beautiful plant does not grow in the open ground in our conditions of sharply continental climate. That's why I grow them in pots. In the warm season, I take pots with plants in the garden. Agapanthus, or Lily of the Nile, is a perennial flower that has gorgeous blue or white florets arranged in large globes that make this a wonderful addition to the garden. They decorate and shade other plants during flowering with their heavenly blue.
Magnificent article and comments. Thank you all for the wonderful photos of this wonderful plant)) I really love agapants.
Love the Hummingbird.
Flowers have become your trade mark do posting beautiful stuff. Since you are an animal lover so also looking forward to your blog on cattle or any other beautiful creature as well:) Thank You:)
I have seen thing flower somewhere but I dont exactly remember where and its a beautiful flower to grow in home too.
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@ctrl-alt-nwo,
Never heard about this flower before! And I really like your description about it! Amazing photography of it as well!
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No double-dipping please !
@ctrl-alt-nwo,
Sorry I didn't do that, probably due to my slow internet connection!
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@ctrl-alt-nwo,
Never heard about this flower before! And I really like your description about it! Amazing photography of it as well!
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These are relatively small and tiny but very very beautiful flowers.
Thank you and Have a great day.
Hi @ctrl-alt-nwo, Whenever I involve in some discussion, I do my research. I never heard of Agapanthus flower before so I had to do a little research on it too. There were several fun facts about it and here is my pick:
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Good research there with some interesting facts, thanks. Sorry, i am not on any social media, no time for that, but you are always welcome here !
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Hey Booster, where are you from, buddy ? I read your blog, and i am sure you can write something more interesting , even if you don't have a camera. Try something different maybe about your life, where you live , what do you do there, etc !
Thanks @ctrl-alt-nwo
I am from bangladesh.
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I saw beautiful flower and grounds clean it looks like got a miraculous powers ...!!
making external feels in the land of fairy tales.
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A beautiful plant and your photos showed all the beauty of these delicate flowers! Thank you @ctrl-alt-nwo
Agapanthus grow best in well-drained soil, in a sunny site that receives sun for most of the day. On heavy soils, mix in grit when planting
Agapanthus have fleshy roots and leaves and this can make them prone to frost damage. The deciduous varieties are hardiest, dying down in winter. Once they are established, they should all withstand most conditions
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Lily of the Nile, also known as Agapanthus or the African Blue Lily, is a genus of perennial flowering plants originating from South Africa. The name comes from the Greek words "agape," meaning love, and "anthus," meaning flower. Very nice post
Thanks for sharing
An amazing plant, and how nice that it is at Christmas that it dissolves, gives the holiday a good mood. I read that Agapanthus is a very unpretentious plant. This plant can please its blooming for a very long time. Bright flower balls beautifully decorate the flower beds. Thanks for the exchange.
Lily is very beautiful and genus flower and have very good fragrance. Its name orginated from the Greek words "agape," meaning love, and "anthus,". There are many species of lilies, like trumpet lilies and tiger lilies. Lily flowers are precious for their large, showy, and good fragrance flowers. The strikingly marked petals are trumpet shaped and stumps looks very beautiful when they opened. Aagapanthus african is known as African zambia and Nile zambia.
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Its wonderful work in flower stuff.
Dear Imran, this post is on Agapanthus, so where are the pictures ?? They are not Lilys. Nice pics of Lilys anyway , thanks.
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I agreed with your comments. Sir
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Awesomee garden.And best flowers for best garden.
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I love lily flowers.They are cutest flowers.
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i really like white and blue flowers.Thanks for sharing @ctrl-alt-nwo
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Your garden flowers is really awesome.
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if i got one choice to choose a flower in my life this would be Lily of the Nile cool it sound and looks really amazing
I like all the lily family plants with their little mostly white flowers.
First was captivated when I saw them growing in mass on my grandmother's burial plot in Pennsylvania. They were the hardy little lily of the valley ones.
Agapanthus have fleshy roots and leaves and this can make them prone to frost damage. The deciduous varieties are hardiest, dying down in winter. Once they are established, they should all withstand most conditions.
Evergreen types are more tender and their leaves can be damaged by frosts. Therefore, a mulch of straw or fleece is advisable when young plants are establishing or extreme cold (below -5ºC) is forecast. Established clumps of evergreen Agapanthus can withstand -10ºC to -15ºC if the ground is well drained, but the number of flowers maybe reduced the following summer. Planting in beds against house walls can reduce the likeliness of frost damage.
Agapanthus doesn't like to be potted into pots that are too spacious as this will encourage leaf growth rather than flower production. Ideally, they perform best where root development is restricted but the plants are well watered and fed.
Feed weekly or fortnightly with a balanced liquid feed during the growing season until flowers begin to show colour.
Although plants flower well in pots if the roots are constricted, they should not be allowed to become completely root bound and should be split and replanted in fresh compost if the roots become too congested, otherwise flowering will suffer.
Good information !
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very nice flowers ♥
great things you told about this plant but it looks very lovely to grow nearby its presence is a charm to eyes :)
wow..a very beautiful place sir and very clean look very pretty
the garden is so beautiful pal is so awesome everyone is very interested to get into the clean flower garden I like
That look like a great place to live in
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beautiful place and outstanding photography, flower looking very nice, i like flower always, great share, thank you
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wOW!! This is sooo beautiful little flowers Lily of the Nile lOoks soo amazing.
Lovely Garden !!
I must say, this a useful informative post for me as I didn't knew about "Lily of the Nile" before that is also known as Agapanthus. Does Southern Africa has a hot climate area? Because this flower grows up well in hot climate areas.
Yes, Southern Africa can be very hot.
@ctrl-alt-nwo - Sir think I see them in my country too... But I don't know these information about this 'Agapanthus' plant before... Nice you decided to share it & good photograph Sir...
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they are easy to look into that's looks really beautiful and wow thanks for sharing