Purple Delight Agapanthus (Lily Of The Nile) – 2 Gallon Pot

A season extending late bloomer from mid summer into fall, Purple Delight Agapanthus, also known as Lily of the Nile, is an evergreen perennial featuring attractive clumps of dark green strap-like leaves from which rise very sturdy stalks to 36 inches tall that are topped with large clusters of beautiful, funnel-shaped purple flowers. The flowers are perfect for cutting and will be enjoyed by the butterflies and hummingbirds. Excellent in garden beds or containers that can be situated on patios, decks and around other outdoor living spaces.

Growing 24 to 36 inches tall and wide, the Purple Delight Agapanthus is ideal for use as an accent in small garden spaces or in groupings in landscape borders and home foundation plantings. A great centerpiece in combination container gardens. A fine addition to Asian gardens, perennial gardens, butterfly and hummingbird gardens, rock gardens, purple theme gardens, and tropical-look gardens.

Suggested Spacing:  18 inches apart for mass plantings or solid borders; 36 inches or more apart for space between plants

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 8a, where this Agapanthus variety is not winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Agapanthus is easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full sun to part shade. The more sun the better for best flowering. When established, plants are quite drought tolerant requiring supplemental irrigation only during prolonged periods of severe drought. Constantly soggy or wet soils are problematic.

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