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African Lily Twister in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Agapanthus 'Ambic001' syn. Agapanthus 'Twister', Agapanthus 'Indigo Frost'

 

African Lily 'Twister'

A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with broad, strap-shaped, dark green leaves and large, rounded heads of trumpet-shaped flowers, often with a central stripe on the petals. It flowers in late summer and early autumn. 'Twister' has white flowers that blend to blue at the base

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plant Features
  • African Lily Twister likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • African Lily Twister likes very little water

    Very little water

  • African Lily Twister is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • African Lily Twister likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

African Lily 'Twister'

Latin name

Agapanthus 'Ambic001' syn. Agapanthus 'Twister', Agapanthus 'Indigo Frost'

type

Herbaceous Perennial

family

Amaryllidaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    African Lily Twister likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    African Lily Twister is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    African Lily Twister likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    African Lily Twister likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown African Lily Twister is 1.00meters x 1.00meters 1.00 M 1.00 M

Agapanthus 'Ambic001' syn. Agapanthus 'Twister', Agapanthus 'Indigo Frost'

A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with broad, strap-shaped, dark green leaves and large, rounded heads of trumpet-shaped flowers, often with a central stripe on the petals. It flowers in late summer and early autumn. 'Twister' has white flowers that blend to blue at the base


Flowering

From Mid Summer TO Mid Autumn

Summer and autumn mid blue with central stripe, large, trumpet like individual flowers held in round flower heads.

 

Planting outdoors

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

In spring plant out container grown plants in a moist, well drained and sunny site

 

Planting Outdoors Spring

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

In spring plant out container grown plants in a moist, well drained and sunny site.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seed under glass in early spring for transplanting in early summer.

 
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