20+ SEEDS - AGAPANTHUS PRAECOX, BLUE - 20 INCH HEIGHT EVERGREEN aka LILY OF THE NILE SUN / PARTIAL SUN / DEER RESISTANT / LONG LIVED / HARDY / ZONES 6 - 10 / HARDY ZONES 9-11 / LOW MAINTENANCE / EVERGREEN BEDS, BORDERS & CONTAINERS / DISEASE FREE / USED FOR SOIL EROSION - STABILIZE BANKS ANY SOIL / FIRE RETARDANT / TAKES HIGH WINDS / PERENNIAL / GROWING INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED / FREE SHIPPING ALL ADDITIONAL ITEMS Although the common name includes "Nile" they are a native of South Africa and they are NOT a lily. In the sun belts of USA, the plant has become a true staple. Once established there is zero maintenance. They need nothing truly. After years you can divide up and make more, but you are guaranteed big huge globe blooms, every year for summer months. You are left with very tropical looking green plants. Most sites say full sun, however SUN, HALF SUN OR LESS, IS JUST FINE. Very hardy, grows in any type of soil even clay. Mild climates are evergreens. If you are in a cold climate, use containers to move indoors into bright light. Most sites do not tell you blooms may take a few years from seed. But you will have them for many more years. They like to be crowded, roots become long finger like bulbs to divide easily. Worth the wait for these beautiful blooming evergreens. Agapanthus have very strong stems with large flower heads for dramatic graceful interest.
