Blue Storm™ Agapanthus
$64.00 Original price was: $64.00.$19.20Current price is: $19.20.
1000 in stock
SKU: oucUHR0kWJ
Category: Perennials
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Water when top 3 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Quickly reaches 12 in. tall, 20 in. wide; blooms reach 30 in. tall.
| Description | Beautiful clusters of sky-blue flowers on a rugged intermediate-sized plant. Healthy, green bladed foliage forms a dense clump. Bell-shaped flowers bloom on short, sturdy stalks. Excellent for containers and as edging. Highly adaptable to wet or dry conditions when established, ideal for warm and dry or tropical areas. Evergreen. |
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| Bloom Time | Mid-spring to summer |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Special Features | Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care, Waterwise, Attracts Pollinators, Fast Growing, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Erosion Control |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Growth Habit | Clumping |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers |
| Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Landscape Use | Border, Poolside, Edging |
| Design Ideas | A reliable lush foliage plant for massing over large areas with bright green foliage. Uniform growth makes it suited for formal edging along walks, lawns and driveways. Creates a more naturalistic edge when used along flagstones. Ideal source of blue for middle of the border. Cloak bare legs under tropical looking plants such as palms. Rounded form is attractive as a single, in containers, or as irregular groups. |
| Flower Color | Purple |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Pittosporum (Pittosporum); Coneflower (Echinacea); Coral Bells (Heuchera); Iris (Iris); Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum) |
| Care Instructions | Easily grown in average, well-drained soils. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates mild drought. Feed before new growth begins in spring; repeat after flowering. Blooms best when undisturbed, but may be divided when overcrowded. |
| History | The genus was named after the Greek for love flower by French botanist, Charles L’Heritier de Brutelle in the late 18th century. This species was first classified by Linnaeus as Crinum africanum, and grouped with society garlic as Tulbaghia africana by German botanist Gustave Kunze. It was finally classified properly by Karl Hoffmann in the late 19th century. It is a member of the Amaryllid gsmily. The only other cultivated species is A campanulatus. Despite its common name, lily of the Nile originates not in Egypt but at the opposite end of Africa in the coastal mountains of the Cape of Good Hope. Snow Storm is an important new white variety of this otherwise blue flowered perennial introduced by Monrovia Nursery Co. in 2002. |
| Lore | An amazing Agapanthus! One five-year-old plant can produce as many as 100 flower clusters from spring into summer, each bright blue bloom measuring 4 inches across. Once established, blooms 2 to 3 weeks later than other dwarfs. This vigorous and easy-to-grow sport of Snowstorm Lily of the Nile was selected for its uniform, compact growth and prolific, extended flowering habit. A colorful landscape plant that will thrive in difficult and warm climatic conditions, given full sun exposure. |