Common Name:
Lily of the Nile
Plant Type:
Evergreen perennial
Family:
Liliaceae (The Lily Family)
Geographic Origin:
South and Southern Africa
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
4 feet+
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Mixed plantings
Flowering Season:
Summer

Flower Color:
Lavender blue
Exposure:
Full sun
Soils:
Most soils

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 15 degrees F. or less

Agapanthus 'Flore Pleno' has been grown for several decades yet remains obscure to much of the gardening public in California. It is a large, sturdy plant, with heavy 3 foot stalks and very large, full clusters of completely double flowers. The blossoms are deep lavender-blue in color.