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| Botanical Name: |
Agapanthus praecox
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| Sounds like: |
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| Common Name: |
Agapanthus
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| Family Name: |
LILIACEAE
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| Genus: |
Agapanthus
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praecox
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| Name Derivation |
G: Gk. refers to use of flowers at feasts
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| Growth Habit: |
Herbaceous perennial
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| Dimensions: |
0.5 m x 0.5 m
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| Flower: |
Bright blue or white depending on variety more than 30 flowers in a terminal umbel, Nov - Mar. Flowers on an erect leafless scape.
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| Climate: |
Drought tolerant, frost tolerant, partial shade but better in open sunny position
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| Fruit: |
Capsules
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| Propagation: |
Division of clumps, seeds
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| Horticulture Use: |
For low maintenance areas, background shrub in perennial or annual borders.
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| Culture & Maintenance: |
Well drained soil, apply organic matter or complete fertiliser annually. Remove spent flowering heads, occasionally divide clumps.
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| Foliage: |
Dark green, glossy, strap-shaped 50cm long by 5cm wide.
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