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African Lily Donau in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Agapanthus 'Donau' syn. Agapanthus 'Blue Danube'

 

African Lily 'Donau'

A clump-forming, evergreen 0r deciduous perennial with broad, strap-shaped, dark green leaves and large, rounded heads of trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of blue, lilac or white, often with a central stripe on the petals. It flowers in summer to early autumn. 'Donau' is a deciduous form and has pale blue flowers with a dark central stripe.

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

    Full sun to partial shade

  • African Lily Donau likes very little water

    Very little water

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

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • African Lily Donau likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

African Lily 'Donau'

Latin name

Agapanthus 'Donau' syn. Agapanthus 'Blue Danube'

type

Herbaceous Perennial

family

Amaryllidaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    African Lily Donau likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

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

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    African Lily Donau likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    African Lily Donau 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 Donau is 0.60meters x 1.00meters 0.60 M 1.00 M

Agapanthus 'Donau' syn. Agapanthus 'Blue Danube'

A clump-forming, evergreen 0r deciduous perennial with broad, strap-shaped, dark green leaves and large, rounded heads of trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of blue, lilac or white, often with a central stripe on the petals. It flowers in summer to early autumn. 'Donau' is a deciduous form and has pale blue flowers with a dark central stripe.


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 Spring

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

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

 

Planting outdoors

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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