Agapanthus inapertus

Agapanthus inapertus
Agapanthus inapertus subsp. pendulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Agapanthoideae
Genus: Agapanthus
Species: A. inapertus
Binomial name
Agapanthus inapertus
Beauverd

Agapanthus inapertus, the Drakensberg agapanthus, drooping agapanthus, or closed African lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to open grasslands, forest margins and mountainous, rocky areas of Mozambique, Eswatini (Swaziland), and South Africa (Transvaal and Natal).

Description

Growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft), this herbaceous perennial produces umbels of flowers in shades of deep blue, in late Summer. The individual flowers remain barely open. It is a popular garden plant, The cultivar A. inapertus subsp. hollandii 'Sky' has an attractive drooping habit, and has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Subspecies

References

  1. ^ "Agapanthus inapertus". RHS. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Beauverd, Gustave. 1912. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de Genève, Sér. 2 2: 179
  4. ^ "Agapanthus inapertus subsp. hollandii 'Sky'". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. November 2018. p. 107. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Agapanthus inapertus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online

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