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Plant details
- Common Name: African blue lily
- Genus: Agapanthus
- Cultivar: 'Midnight Blue'
- Skill Level: beginner
- Exposure: full sun
- Hardiness: hardy
- Soil type: moist, well-drained/light
- Height: 0.45m
- Spread: 0.3m
- Time to divide plants: March to April
- Flowering period: July to August
Alan Titchmarsh recommends 'Midnight Blue' for smaller gardens as it only grows to 45cm (18in) high. Its compact size means that it is ideal for growing in containers on the patio, as well as in the ground. It produces trumpet-shaped, very dark blue flowers in mid- to late summer. Grow in well-drained but moist soil in full sun. A sheltered position is best. In colder areas, it may need to be overwintered indoors.
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Yes found this very useful as I bought blue african lillies but didn't get an information sheet with them thanks a million
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neha_saxena4 commented on this article
20 April 2009
Grows well in pots.
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