My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
My Plant Care
Get more detailed care advice, specific how-to guides and care reminder prompts right to your inbox!
My Garden Match
Check you are planting correctly with our unique garden match tool.
Did you know 30% of new plants purchased die within the first year because they are planted in the wrong place? Don't make that costly and upsetting mistake!
My Questions
Ask a question, make a comment and discuss plants and gardening!
My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
 |
Beginner
skill rating |
 |
0.4m
max. spread |
 |
0.7m
max. height |
 |
2-5 years
to maturity |
 |
1 hour care
per year |
Botanical name: Agapanthus 'Back In Black'
Other names: African lily 'Back In Black', Lily of the Nile 'Back In Black'
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add this plant to your plants list
Genus: Agapanthus
Variety or cultivar: 'Back In Black' _ 'Back In Black' is a clump-forming perennial with bright green, strap-like basal leaves and erect, black stems bearing large umbels of tubular, dark purple-blue flowers in summer.
Agapanthus 'Back In Black' is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Dark-purple, Dark-blue in Summer
Foliage: Bright-green in Spring; Bright-green in Summer; Bright-green in Autumn
Habit: Clump-forming, Erect flower stem, Upright
Agapanthus 'Back In Black' (African lily 'Back In Black') will reach a height of 0.7m and a spread of 0.4m after 2-5 years.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to match this plant to your garden
Suggested uses: Architectural, Coastal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Mediterranean, Containers, Sub-Tropical
Cultivation: Grow in fertile, moist, well-drained soil in full sun. Performs best when roots are restricted so ideal for a container. In cold areas, mulch well overwinter.
|
| Soil types: |
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
 |
| Soil drainage: |
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
|
| Soil pH: |
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
|
| Light: |
Full Sun |
|
| Aspect: |
South, East, West |
|
| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
|
| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
|
|
|
|
Discuss Agapanthus 'Back In Black' (African lily 'Back In Black') with other Shoot members.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add a comment or question about this plant
We list 9 suppliers who tell us they sell Agapanthus 'Back In Black' (African lily 'Back In Black'). In order to see the list you'll need to either register or log in as a full member.
Sign up for a FULL ACCOUNT today or login as a full member.
If you sell this plant and would like to add a link, please fill in this form.
"Thank you for creating this amazing database for me to collate and catalogue all the plants in my garden! And the monthly Care Instructions are just what I need to look after them !!!"
