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Intermediate
skill rating |
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0.5m
max. spread |
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1.5m
max. height |
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2-5 years
to maturity |
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3 hours care
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Botanical name: Agapanthus 'Purple Cloud'
Other names: African lily 'Purple Cloud', Lily of the Nile 'Purple Cloud'
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Genus: Agapanthus
Variety or cultivar: 'Purple Cloud' _ 'Purple Cloud' is a clump-forming perennial with strap-like, green leaves and umbels of deep-purple flowerheads throughout summer.
Agapanthus 'Purple Cloud' is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Blue, Dark-purple in Summer; Dark-purple, Blue in Autumn
Foliage: Dark-green, Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green, Dark-green in Autumn
Habit: Upright
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb' (Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb'), Alchemilla mollis (Lady's mantle), Aster ericoides f. prostratus 'Snow Flurry' (Heath aster 'Snow Flurry'), Aster ericoides f. prostratus (Prostrate heath aster), Alchemilla epipsila (Dwarf lady's mantle)
Agapanthus 'Purple Cloud' (African lily 'Purple Cloud') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Architectural, Coastal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Mediterranean, Containers, Sub-Tropical
Cultivation: Plant in fertile, moist, well-drained soil in full sun. Can also grow in a container. In cold areas, mulch well overwinter.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
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