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Amaryllidaceae
Agapanthus
Agapanthus africanus
Love letters, fertility, beauty.
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Agapanthus
- Native to
- South Africa
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- Perennial bulb
- Height
- 60–120 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, fertile
- Water
- Moderate; drought-tolerant once established
- Hardiness
- 7–11
- Lifespan
- Long-lived perennial
Did you know
- The genus name comes from the Greek words agape (love) and anthos (flower) — literally 'flower of love'.
- Also called the Lily of the Nile, though it's not a lily and doesn't grow along the Nile.
- A single flower head can carry up to 100 individual trumpet-shaped florets in a perfect sphere.
- In Xhosa and Zulu traditions, agapanthus roots are worn as charms during pregnancy and used in love medicine.
- Its strappy evergreen leaves form dense clumps that can live and bloom in the same spot for decades.
Color meanings
Blue
Tranquility and lasting devotion
White
Purity and grace