General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Upright, light green
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer
Fall
Other: Forcible
Underground structures: Rhizome
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Lily of the Nile
  • Lily of the Freeway
  • White-Flowered African Lily
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Agapanthus africanus
  • Synonym: Agapanthus umbellatus

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Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2019-06-23
An Eastern #Swallowtail female #Butterfly enjoys the sweet nectar
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2021-07-17
Location: Our garden
Date: 2022-07-05
Pollinators love our Agapanthus Africanus
Location: Bilzen
Date: 2015-08-08
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2014-06-25

Date: 5/15/2016
Location: Barsons Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2013-07-16
Location: South of Sweden
Date: 2023-07-13
Hoverfly hard at work in our garden
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2017-07-31
Location: Orange, Ca
Date: 2017-06-03
Lily of the Nile
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-07-02
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2009-06-18
Location: Barsons Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2013-07-16

Credit florum
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2018-07-10
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Location: Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Date: 2015-06-26

Credit florum
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-06-28
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-06-28
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-05-16
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