Agapanthus africanus (African lily, "Murasakikunshiran")

Japanese name: ムラサキクンシラン
Scientific name: Agapanthus africanus

[Overview]
An evergreen bulbous perennial 60–70 cm tall.
It has a tuber, and the roots are fleshy and thick.
The leaves are linear to lanceolate, 10–35 cm long, and tend to be somewhat upright.
An umbel is borne at the tip of a long flower stalk, but with 20–30 flowers it has relatively few for an Agapanthus.
The flowers are a deep bluish purple.

[Cultivation]
Although evergreen, the above-ground part dies back if the temperature falls below -5°C in winter.
Propagate by division after flowering, dividing so that each piece has about 3 buds.
There are almost no diseases or pests.

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