Common Names
Common Names in English:
African Lily, Ellamae Lily of The Nile, Lily of The Nile
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Deciduous.
Flowers: Bloom Period: June, July, August. • Flower Color: blue-violet, dark blue
Size/Age/Growth
Size: Foliage 3 ft . high and wide, flowers to 66 in.
Landscaping
Care: Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance , remove old flower stalks . Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring .
Biology
Growth
Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.8
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full sun
Moisture: Water Requirements: Once established needs only occasional water.
Temperature: Heat Zones: High: 12 (>210 days) Low:1 (< 1 days) (map) • Cold Hardiness: High:11 (Above 40 F) Low:8 (10 to 20 F) (map)
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Plants
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Vascular Plants
- Class:
Liliopsida
()
- Order:
Liliales
()
- Family:
Agapanthaceae
()
- Genus:
Agapanthus
()
- L'Hér.
- Cultivar:
Ellamae
- Botanical name: - Agapanthus 'Ellamae'
- Cultivar:
Ellamae
- Genus:
Agapanthus
(
- Family:
Agapanthaceae
(
- Order:
Liliales
(
- Class:
Liliopsida
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
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Similar Species
Members of the genus Agapanthus
There are approximately 508 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
A. 'Aberdeen' · A. 'Accent' · A. 'Adonis' · A. aff. hookerianus · A. africanus (Dwarf Lily of the Nile) · A. africanus (L.) Hoffmanns. 'Maximus Albus' · A. africanus (L.) Hoffmanns. var. minor hort. 'Maximus Albus' · A. africanus 'Albus' (White Lily of the Nile) · A. africanus 'Bressingham Blue' (Lily of The Nile) · A. africanus f. albus 'Bressingham White' (White-Flowered African Lily) · A. africanus hybrid · A. africanus 'Minimus' · A. africanus minor · A. africanus 'Queen Anne' (Queen Anne Lily of The Nile) · A. africanus 'Streamline Dwarf' (Streamline Lily of The Nile) · A. africanus 'Summer Gold' (Lily of The Nile) · A. africanus 'Trebah' · A. 'African Moon' · A. 'Albatross' · A. 'Albus' · A. 'Albus Nanus' · A. 'Albus Roseus' · A. 'Alice Gloucester' · A. 'Amsterdam' · A. 'Angela' · A. 'Anthea' · A. 'Aphrodite' · A. 'Apple Court' · A. 'Aquamarine' · A. 'Arctic Star' · A. Ardernei hybrid · A. 'Argenteus Vittatus' · A. 'Atlas' · A. 'Aureovittatus' · A. 'Baby Blue' · A. 'Back in Black' · A. 'Ballyrogan' · A. 'Balmoral' · A. 'Bangor Blue' · A. 'Basutoland' · A. 'Beatrice' · A. 'Becky' · A. 'Beeches Dwarf' · A. 'Beechpark Seedling' · A. 'Ben Hope' · A. 'Bethlehem Star' · A. 'Beth Chatto' · A. 'Bianco' · A. 'Bicton Bell' · A. 'Bicton Hybrid' · A. 'Big Blue' · A. 'Birchall' · A. 'Black Beauty' · A. 'Black Pantha' · A. 'Blauwe Valk' · A. 'Bleuet' · A. 'Bluety' · A. 'Blue Baby' · A. Blue Bird · A. 'Blue Bird' · A. 'Blue Boy' · A. 'Blue Brush' · A. 'Blue Cascade' · A. 'Blue Companion' · A. 'Blue Diamond' · A. 'Blue Dot' · A. 'Blue Formality' · A. 'Blue Fortune' · A. 'Blue Giant' · A. 'Blue Globe' (Lily of The Nile) · A. 'Blue Gown' · A. 'Blue Haze' · A. 'Blue Heaven' (Lily of The Nile) · A. 'Blue Ice' · A. 'Blue Imp' · A. 'Blue Lakes' · A. 'Blue Moon' · A. 'Blue Nile' · A. 'Blue Prince' · A. 'Blue Ribbon' · A. 'Blue Skies' · A. 'Blue Spear' · A. 'Blue Star' · A. 'Blue Steel' · A. 'Blue Triumphator' (Lily of The Nile) · A. 'Blue Umbrella' · A. 'Blue Velvet' · A. 'Bressingham Blue' · A. 'Bressingham Bounty' · A. 'Bressingham White' · A. 'Bristol' · A. 'Buckingham Palace' · A. 'Caeruleus' · A. 'Cally Blue' · A. calyciflorus · A. 'Cambridge' · A. campanulatus (Bell Agapanthus) · A. campanulatus 'Albovittatus' · A. campanulatus 'Albus Nanus' · A. campanulatus 'Beth Chatto'
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Notes
Identifiers
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 708774
