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    AGAPANTHUS 'Purple Cloud'
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    AGAPANTHUS 'Purple Cloud'

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

    Tall growing form with deep violet-purple flowers.
     
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    • Good to know
      Syn. 'Storm Cloud'. Wonderful in a large container
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, snails, viruses.
    • Place of origin
      South Africa (Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape)
    • Evergreen
      Erect, then arching broadly strap-shaped leaves.
    • Purple
      Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violet
      Violet purple
    • Trumpet
    • Border
    • Cottage garden
    • Patio / pot plants
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      1.5 to 2m (5 to 6½ft)
    • Spread
      60 to 70cm (24 to 28in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Vigorous, clump-forming perennial. Produces rounded heads, 20-25cm (8-10in) across of nodding flowers to 5cm (2in) long.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Loam based compost (JI No. 3) for containers.
    • Full sun
    • harmful if eaten
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably dogs and cats
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      1.5 to 2m (5 to 6½ft)
      Herbaceous - guide for size not form Average Person
        60 to 70cm (24 to 28in)
       
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    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.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
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