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AGAPANTHUS 'Navy Blue'
Commonly known as African blue lily, Lily-of-the-Nile, Love flower
Very dark blue flowers
Further Reading....
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Semi-evergreenKeeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.Strap-like, mid green leaves
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BlueVery dark blue
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Height90cm (36in)
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Spread45cm (18in)
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HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.Clump-forming perennial.
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Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winterHardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F)Mulch for winter in cold areas. Bring pots into shelter
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Full sun
AGAPANTHUS 'Navy Blue'
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowSyn. A. 'Midnight Star'. Excellent in a containerPests & DiseasesSlugs, snails, viruses.Place of originSouth Africa (Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape)
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Flower ShapeTrumpet
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Garden Location/ConditionsBorderCottage gardenPatio / pot plantsTown garden
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HardinessFrost hardy (down to -5)
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Seasonal InterestAutumnSummer
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilLoam based compost (JI No. 3) in containers.
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Toxic - Category CHarmful if eatenPeople and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably dogs and cats
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WildlifeRabbit Resistant
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Agapanthus - Care Guide
- Planting location
- Planting and treatment
- Propagation
- Splitting / dividing pot grown plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Splitting / dividing plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pests
- Hyrangeas for sale June 2022 - Video Tip ondemand_video
Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Overpotting Problems - Video Tip ondemand_video
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AGAPANTHUS 'Black Pantha'
African blue lily, Lily-of-the-Nile, Love flower
Available from £15.00
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AGAPANTHUS africanus blue
Available from £15.00
![AGAPANTHUS 'Purple Cloud' AGAPANTHUS 'Purple Cloud'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/agapanthus_purple_cloud_191.jpg)
AGAPANTHUS 'Purple Cloud'
African blue lily, Lily-of-the-Nile, Love flower
Available from £15.00
![AGAPANTHUS africanus 'Albus' AGAPANTHUS africanus 'Albus'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/agapanthus_africanus_albus_184a.jpg)
AGAPANTHUS africanus 'Albus'
African blue lily, Lily-of-the-Nile, Love flower
Available from £15.00
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AGAPANTHUS
African blue lily, Lily-of-the-Nile, Love flower
![AGAPANTHUS africanus blue AGAPANTHUS africanus blue](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/agapanthus_africanus_blue_5610.jpg)
AGAPANTHUS africanus blue
Available from £15.00
![AGAPANTHUS inapertus subsp. 'Sky Blue' AGAPANTHUS inapertus subsp. 'Sky Blue'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/agapanthus_inapertus_subsp_sky_blue_5083.jpg)
AGAPANTHUS inapertus subsp. 'Sky Blue'
African blue lily, Lily-of-the-Nile, Love flower
![AGAPANTHUS umbellatus 'Blue Giant' AGAPANTHUS umbellatus 'Blue Giant'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/agapanthus_umbellatus_blue_giant_198.jpg)
AGAPANTHUS umbellatus 'Blue Giant'
African blue lily, Lily-of-the-Nile, Love flower
![CROCOSMIA 'Emberglow' CROCOSMIA 'Emberglow'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/crocosmia_emberglow_1396a.jpg)
CROCOSMIA 'Emberglow'
Montbretia
Available from £13.50
![ECHINACEA purpurea 'White Swan' ECHINACEA purpurea 'White Swan'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/echinacea_purpurea_white_swan_1625.jpg)
ECHINACEA purpurea 'White Swan'
Coneflower
Available from £14.50
![ECHINOPS bannaticus ECHINOPS bannaticus](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/echinops_bannaticus_1627.jpg)
ECHINOPS bannaticus
Globe thistle
Available from £13.50
![EUPATORIUM maculatum 'Atropurpureum' EUPATORIUM maculatum 'Atropurpureum'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/eupatorium_maculatum_atropurpureum_1836.jpg)
EUPATORIUM maculatum 'Atropurpureum'
Joe Pye weed
Available from £13.50
![FUCHSIA 'Riccartonii' FUCHSIA 'Riccartonii'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/fuchsia_riccartonii_1925.jpg)
FUCHSIA 'Riccartonii'
Available from £12.50
![HEMEROCALLIS HEMEROCALLIS](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/hemerocallis_2159.jpg)
HEMEROCALLIS
Daylily
![HOSTA undulata 'Albomarginata' HOSTA undulata 'Albomarginata'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/Hosta_undulata_Albomarginata.jpg)
HOSTA undulata 'Albomarginata'
Wavy-leaved plantain lily
![INULA ensifolia INULA ensifolia](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/inula_ensifolia_2357s.jpg)
INULA ensifolia
Narrow-leaved inula
Available from £12.50
![LEYCESTERIA formosa 'Golden Lanterns' LEYCESTERIA formosa 'Golden Lanterns'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/leycesteria_formosa_golden_lanterns_5128s.jpg)
LEYCESTERIA formosa 'Golden Lanterns'
Pheasant berry, Himalayan honeysuckle, Flowering nutmeg
Available from £15.50
OPUNTIA polycantha
![PEROVSKIA atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire' PEROVSKIA atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/perovskia_atriplicifolia_blue_spire_3163s.jpg)
PEROVSKIA atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire'
Russian sage
Available from £13.50
![PHLOX paniculata 'Border Gem' PHLOX paniculata 'Border Gem'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/phlox_paniculata_border_gem_3199h.jpg)
PHLOX paniculata 'Border Gem'
Border phlox
Available from £12.50
![STIPA gigantea STIPA gigantea](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/stipa_gigantea_4070h.jpg)
STIPA gigantea
Golden oats, Giant feather grass
Available from £14.50
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VERBENA bonariensis
Available from £5.00
Useful extras...
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Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
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Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Grow Your Own
AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
Only £8.00
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Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Tomatoes
AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
Only £8.00
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Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
3 options from £3.00
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Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries.
It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
Only £7.50
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Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50