FoliageAgapanthus
Agapanthus africanus
Agapanthus (Agapanthus africanus) is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 8-10, that matures to about 1.5-2 ft × 1.5-2 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect blue, pink and white blooms in summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to deer, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 8-10
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1.5-2 ft × 1.5-2 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Blue, Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
- Tough against
- Deer
- Native to
- South Africa
In the landscape
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