(African Lily, White Heaven African Lily)

When in bloom, African lily puts on quite a show! Year-round this evergreen perennial produces clumps of glossy green, strap-like leaves. Long leafless stems topped with rounded clusters of variable violet-blue, liliaceous flowers appear with regularity, especially if plants are well-tended. Each small bloom is trumpet-shaped with tepals (petal-like sepals) that sport dark blue lines down their centers. White-flowered forms also exist. Bloom time is variable; in their native South Africa plants bloom...

(African Lily, Blue Lily, Common Agapanthus, Lily-of-the-Nile)

Queen of the African lilies, Agapanthus praecox is a large-flowered beauty with lustrous, strap-like, evergreen foliage. Long leafless stems topped with rounded clusters of variable violet-blue or white, liliaceous flowers appear in profusion, especially if plants are well-tended. Each funnel-shaped bloom has six tepals (petal-like sepals) marked with dark blue lines down their centers. This tender perennial is native to the rocky slopes of the eastern Cape of South Africa where winter rainfall...

(African Lily, Blue Lily, Common Agapanthus, Lily-of-the-Nile)

The naturally occurring African lily subspecies, Agapanthus praecox ssp. minimus, is shorter, blooms earlier than other variants and has fewer leaves and flowers, which vary in color from dark blue to greyish-white. It's distribution along the South African Cape also differs from other subspecies; it occurs in the southeastern western Cape and eastern Cape, unlike other variants which are only found along the eastern Cape.

Queen of the African lilies, Agapanthus praecox...

(African Lily, Blue Lily, Common Agapanthus, Lily-of-the-Nile)

The naturally occurring African lily subspecies, Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis, is tall, has longer more arching leaves than other variants and shorter more open-faced flowers ranging from medium blue to white. Flower clusters and plant clumps also tend to be larger and denser. Lots of cultivated varieties exist.

Queen of the African lilies, Agapanthus praecox is a large-flowered beauty with lustrous, strap-like, evergreen foliage. Long leafless stems topped with...

(African Lily, Blue Lily, Common Agapanthus, Lily-of-the-Nile)

Bred to bloom longer and more densely than the rest of its kind, Bluestorm™ can be counted on for long-lasting seasonal blue flower color. Born to the mild climate of South Africa, this strap-leaved perennial originates from the coastal regions of the Cape where it tolerates a long dry season and mild maritime conditions year around. The cultivar was developed in Europe and is touted for its early bloom and amazing density bloom—up to sixty to seventy stems per plant!

This perennial has long...

(African Lily, Blue Lily, Common Agapanthus, Lily-of-the-Nile)

The naturally occurring African lily subspecies, Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis, is tall, has longer more arching leaves than other variants and shorter more open-faced flowers ranging from medium blue to white. Flower clusters and plant clumps also tend to be larger and denser. Lots of cultivated varieties exist.

Queen of the African lilies, Agapanthus praecox is a large-flowered beauty with lustrous, strap-like, evergreen foliage. Long leafless stems topped with...

(African Lily, Blue Lily, Common Agapanthus, Lily-of-the-Nile)

Bred to bloom longer and more densely than the rest of its kind, Snowstorm™ can be counted on for long-lasting seasonal white flower color. Born to the mild climate of South Africa, this strap-leaved perennial originates from the coastal regions of the Cape where it tolerates a long dry season and mild maritime conditions year around. The cultivar was developed in Europe and is touted for its early bloom and amazing density bloom—up to fifty stems per plant!

This perennial has long been valued...

(African Lily, Blue Lily, Common Agapanthus, Lily-of-the-Nile)

The naturally occurring African lily subspecies, Agapanthus praecox ssp. praecox, is tall, has fewer more upright leaves than other variants and its flowers are medium violet-blue.

Queen of the African lilies, Agapanthus praecox is a large-flowered beauty with lustrous, strap-like, evergreen foliage. Long leafless stems topped with rounded clusters of variable violet-blue or white, liliaceous flowers appear in profusion, especially if plants are well-tended. Each...

(Dammar Pine, Kauri Pine)

Among the largest and oldest trees in the world, kauri pine's lance-shaped leaves, exfoliating bark and massive trunk and canopy make it among the most magnificent trees for frost-free landscapes. A cone-bearing evergreen tree that was vital in building masts for ships during South Pacific exploration, it is native to the North Island of New Zealand. It is narrowly pyramidal in form when youthful, but will slowly become a massive, broadly spreading tree with great age. Its tan and light gray bark...

(Queensland Kauri)

Among the largest and oldest trees in the world, Queensland kauri's lance-shaped leaves, colrful flaking bark and massive trunk and canopy make it among the most magnificent trees for frost-free landscapes. A cone-bearing evergreen tree that is slow-growing, it is native to the drier rainforests of eastern Queensland in northeastern Australia. The whorling, horizontal branches become much more upward and spreading with age. Its tan, orange and light gray bark is speckled, shedding in large flakes.

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