Midknight Blue® Agapanthus
Agapanthus x 'Monmid'
An exciting introduction with deep, violet-blue flowers held in tight clusters on tall stalks. Lush strap-like foliage is bright green. Great for borders and containers. Herbaceous perennial.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ag-a-PANTH-us HIB-rid |
| Key feature: | Summer Flowering |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 9, 12 - 31 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Flower stalks to 3 to 4 ft. tall, foliage to 2 ft. tall. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Poolside |
| Flower color: | Blue |
| Blooms: | Mid-spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0188 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.
Design Ideas
A versatile perennial tailor made for spatially challenged city gardens. Line them up for a quaint edging or plant in seas of blue as a groundcover. Also works well nestled as groups or clusters into landscape boulders or combined with other perennials in beds and borders. Belongs in Asian styled themes with sedges and liriopes. Flowers are graphically suited to modernistic landscapes and crisp contemporary compositions. Striking in larger pots and containers
Companion Plants
Group this blue flowering perennial with Becky Shasta Daisy, (Chrysanthemum x superbum 'Becky'), Banana Split Yucca, (Yucca recurvifolia 'Monca'), Amber Waves Coral Bells, (Heuchera x 'Amber Waves'), Julka Clematis, (Clematis x 'Julka') and Creme Brulee Tickseed, (Coreopsis 'Creme Brulee').
History
Although its common name is Lily of the Nile, this plant originates at the other end of the African continent, in South Africa. Plants were brought to Europe early on by traders who picked them up while replenishing supplies at the Cape. This cultivar was developed by Monrovia and remains the standard for dark colored blue hybrids.
Lore
The long dry season of the South African veldt requires all plants to tolerate many months without rainfall in habitat.
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An exciting introduction with deep, violet-blue flowers held in tight clusters on tall stalks. Lush strap-like foliage is bright green. Great for borders and containers. Herbaceous perennial.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.
Design Ideas
A versatile perennial tailor made for spatially challenged city gardens. Line them up for a quaint edging or plant in seas of blue as a groundcover. Also works well nestled as groups or clusters into landscape boulders or combined with other perennials in beds and borders. Belongs in Asian styled themes with sedges and liriopes. Flowers are graphically suited to modernistic landscapes and crisp contemporary compositions. Striking in larger pots and containers
Companion Plants
Group this blue flowering perennial with Becky Shasta Daisy, (Chrysanthemum x superbum 'Becky'), Banana Split Yucca, (Yucca recurvifolia 'Monca'), Amber Waves Coral Bells, (Heuchera x 'Amber Waves'), Julka Clematis, (Clematis x 'Julka') and Creme Brulee Tickseed, (Coreopsis 'Creme Brulee').
History
Although its common name is Lily of the Nile, this plant originates at the other end of the African continent, in South Africa. Plants were brought to Europe early on by traders who picked them up while replenishing supplies at the Cape. This cultivar was developed by Monrovia and remains the standard for dark colored blue hybrids.
Lore
The long dry season of the South African veldt requires all plants to tolerate many months without rainfall in habitat.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ag-a-PANTH-us HIB-rid |
| Key feature: | Summer Flowering |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 9, 12 - 31 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Flower stalks to 3 to 4 ft. tall, foliage to 2 ft. tall. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Poolside |
| Flower color: | Blue |
| Blooms: | Mid-spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0188 |
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