Agapanthus africanus 'Bressingham Blue' (Lily of The Nile)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

African Lily, Lily of The Nile

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Evergreen .

Flowers: Bloom Period: April, May, June. • Flower Color: blue-violet, dark blue

Size/Age/Growth

Size: 24-36" tall.

Biology

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Growth

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Partial shade to full shade.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. (map)

Taxonomy

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Kingdom: Plantae () - Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Vascular Plants
  - Class: Liliopsida ()
    - Order: Liliales ()
      - Family: Agapanthaceae ()
        Subfamily: Agapanthoideae ()
        Genus: Agapanthus () - L'H�r.
        Specific epithet: africanus - (Linnaeus) Hoffmannsegg
        Cultivar: Bressingham Blue
        Botanical name: - Agapanthus africanus 'Bressingham Blue'

Similar Species

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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

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 3, 2006.

Identifiers

Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 958199