Agapanthus inapertus

Agapanthus inapertus, the Drakensberg agapanthus, drooping agapanthus, or closed African lily,[1] 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).[2][3]

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

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.[4][5]

Subspecies
  • Agapanthus inapertus subsp. hollandii (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight.
  • Agapanthus inapertus subsp. intermedius F.M.Leight.
  • Agapanthus inapertus subsp. pendulus (L.Bolus) F.M.Leight.[6]

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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
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