Agapanthus 'Tom Thumb'
African Lily 'Tom Thumb'
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. 'Tom Thumb' is a compact cultivar, growing to around 40 cms. high, with blue flowers
Contributed by @nb1
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
African Lily 'Tom Thumb'
Latin name
Agapanthus 'Tom Thumb'
type
Herbaceous Perennial
family
Amaryllidaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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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
0.25 M
0.40 M
Agapanthus 'Tom Thumb'
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. 'Tom Thumb' is a compact cultivar, growing to around 40 cms. high, with blue flowers
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.