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Agapanthaceae

Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffmanns.

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  • Family: Agapanthaceae

  • Country of Origin: South Africa
  • Habitat: Upper slopes of Table mountain and the southern mountains

  • Description: To 20 inches, evergreen; leaves 8-18, persistent, linear-lanceolate, to 1/2" wide; umbel 12-30 flowered; flowers funnelform, deep violet-blue, to 1 1/2 inches long. Often confused with A. orientalis, but less commonly cultivated; cultivars listed under this species generally are referable to A. orientalis
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198501085
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1301 - Stapeliads, Welwitschia, Ephedra
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-28-2008
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
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  • Family: Agapanthaceae
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