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Agapanthus Headbourne Hybrids Group

Common name(s): Lily of the Nile, African Lily
Family name: Alliaceae
Common family name: Onion Family
USDA hardiness zone(s): 6
Perennation: perennial
Light level: sun
Flower color: blue
Plant height: 2 feet - 4 feet
Plant spread: 12 inches - 1 foot 6 inches
Deciduous: deciduous
Growth form: clump-forming
Leaf color: green
Range: Cultivated
Habit: herbaceous, geophyte
Special characteristics:
These English-grown hybrids appear to be somewhat hardier than other varieties; variable in color, but mostly dark violet blue and very vigorous. A rosette of strap-like leaves surround the 1"-2" long, trumpet-shaped blooms that are clustered on top of 18"-48" stems. The bloom resembles that of an onion, being in a globular shape. It makes a nice cut flower.

This is a perfect plant for a full sun, well-drained site. It blooms July to early fall.

Zones 6 - 9

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