Genus Agapanthus
The genus Agapanthus, known as Blue Lily, Star of Bethlehem, Lily of the Nile and African Lily in different parts of the world, is a family of flowering plants consisting of between 6 and 10 species that occur naturally in southern Africa, though they’ve been spread to nearly all corners of the world due to their popularity as garden plants. These are hardy plants, relatively pest resistant and easily propagated. Agapanthus plants grow to about 1m tall. It contains chemical compounds that are useful for a wide range of medical conditions, ranging from inflammation to coughing, explaining why it is so widely used in traditional medicine and folklore.
Incidentally, the winner of this year’s Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the Year was an Agapanthus bred here in South Africa by another De Wet (no relation, as far as I know).
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They are gorgeous!
No wonder they’re such a favourite in gardens all over the world!
I love these beautiful flowers which are quite prevalent here in California. I had a mental block about its name a while back and a blogging buddy said she uses “angry panther” as a mnemonic. It worked! Beautiful photos, Dries. 🙂
Thankfully these are a lot more approachable than an angry panther, Jane! 😀
Ek hou vreeslik baie van agapanthus! Pragtige foto’s!
Niemand kan stry dat hulle pragtige (en baie vergewensgesinde) plante is nie!
Ek mis myne! Sal weer moet kry!
These grow all around the Savannah Squares.
They’re a very popular garden addition the world over!
Dis ‘n pragtige blom. Dit was ons heel eerste blom wat ons geplant het toe ons net getroud is en ek onthou hoe verbaas ons altwee was dat dit gegroei het (nie een van ons twee het eintlik groen vingers nie 😉). Agterna het ek gehoor hulle groei eintlik verbasend maklik. Pragtige foto’s!
Ek dink as mens op inheemse plante konsentreer gaan mens baie minder teleurstellings in die tuin he. Ek kyk met groot trots hoe ons klein tuintjie heeltemal deur die Kaapse Kamperfoelie, Spekboom en Plumbago oorgroei word sonder dat ek n vinger hoef te lig!
Die eerste keer toe ek in NZ gekuier het het ek my verkyk aan hoe pragtig die Agapanthus orals hier groei. Dis ‘n verklaarde onkruid hier. Dit verdring die inheemse plantegroei hier omdat dit ook oral langs die paaie geplant is(as tuinplant begin en uitgebrei as versiering!) Dit bly steeds n mooi blom en geharde plant.
Ek kan my indink dat die agapante in daardie vogtige klimaat gedy, Ineke!
Dis selfs hier in die tuin ene ritse plante veral omdat ons so lekker nat en warm somer gehad het. Die hoenders hou daarvan om die saadklosse uit te pik.
While I love agapanthus and find your photographs of these flowers lovely to look at, the one that steals the show for me is the dwarf gecko on the leaf!
Thank you very much, Anne – I think I probably took the photo of the gecko and only realised it was an Agapanthus on which it was sitting afterwards.
It is a delightful shot whichever way it happened 🙂
Ons Afrikaans roep so mooi: Keiserskroon of haaklelie.
Baie dankie vir hierdie lekker bydrae, Erna – Ek kon nerens n ordentlike Afrikaanse naam opspoor vir hierdie plant nie, en nou help jy sommer met twee!