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    AGAPANTHUS 'Gayle's Lilac'
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    AGAPANTHUS 'Gayle's Lilac'

    Commonly known as African blue lily, Lily-of-the-Nile, Love flower

    Narrow foliage and lilac flowers.
     
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    • Good to know
      Excellent in a container
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, snails, viruses.
    • Place of origin
      South Africa (Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape)
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
    • Purple
      Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violet
      Lilac hue
    • Trumpet
    • Border
    • Cottage garden
    • Patio / pot plants
    • Town garden
    • Frost hardy (down to -5)
    • Height
      70cm (28in)
    • Spread
      40cm (16in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Clump-forming perennial.
    • Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter
      Hardy 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
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Loam based compost (JI No. 3) in containers.
    • Full sun
    • harmful if eaten
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably dogs and cats
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      70cm (28in)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        40cm (16in)
      		  
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