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African blue lily "NAVY BLUE"

Agapanthus
Agapanthus
"NAVY BLUE"

African blue lily

USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
0.5-0.6m x 0.3-0.8m
LEAVES
deciduous broadleaf
SIZE/TYPE
low or groundcovering		 COLOUR OF LEAVES

green
BLOOMING TIME
July - August
LOCATION
full sun		 FLOWERS
showy
USDA zone (lowest)
6   (down to -23°C) 		COLOUR OF FLOWERS

indigo blue
WINTER PROTECTION
for zone 5+6
Code of winter protection zone 5+6
for zone 7
Code of winter protection zone 7
 Belongs to categories
Perennials
Summer blooms
SIZE and PRICES
form container size size quality price (incl. VAT) where in stock sending options quantity
STANDARD
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NOT IN STOCK? WHY NOT TO TRY A SIMILAR ONE:
Brodiaea laxa (Triteleia laxa)Brodiaea laxa (Triteleia laxa)
AgapanthusAgapanthus
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GLOSSARY

  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
 DESCRIPTION
African blue lily is one of the most attractive summer plants. This perennial is from southern Africa where less hardy species are grown. We are very lucky to have good breeders here in Europe. They made several hybrids most of which have not only nicer flowers but are hardier than the species and can grow and flower freely in climate zones where some people still think that magnolias cannot survive.

Navy Blue is another hardy variety of African blue lily. This beautiful perennial has umbels of dark blue flowers. They come out on 60 cm long, sturdy stems in mid summer. Individual flowers are trumpet-shaped and have deep blue stripes. When fully opened they look like blue stars. Strap-like leaves are about 2-3 cm wide and mid green.

Grow agapanthus in fertile, very well-drained soil. In too wet or boggy soil it will most certainly die. The plant benefits from regular watering and fertilizing from spring until end summer. Though, once established it withstands drought. In the Mediterranean it belongs to the top favourite summer blooming plants. I even saw them planted at motorways near Nice. Whether they were irrigated there or not does not matter so much as I noticed many more of them grown freely in gardens with no irrigation, just absorbing moisture from humid sea-coastal air.

Winter care in our climate: you can cut off all leaves about 5-7cm above ground, or – which is better – bend the leaves across the centre of plant down to the ground and cover with about 20 cm of DRY mulch. Put a waterproof cover on top of the pile but make sure you leave about one third around the edge free so that the pile can breathe. Such protection will ensure surviving -20°C or lower. At the end of winter, after danger of severe frosts remove the waterproof cover and in spring when the temperature gets warm remove all mulch and cut off all leaves so that the plant can start growing again.

Last update 05-02-2009