Agapanthus 'Arctic Star'
African lily
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained soil (or John Innes no. 3 compost for containers)
- Rate of growth:
average- Flowering period:
July to August- Flower colour:
white- Other features:
excellent as cut flowers- Hardiness:
frost hardy (may need protection in winter)
A new evergreen variety which has been selected for its hardiness and speed to flower. It produces large, rounded clusters of pure white, trumpet-shaped flowers, which are held on sturdy, upright stems above the dark green, strap-like leaves in summer.
Garden care: Apply a balanced liquid fertiliser throughout the growing season. Keep reasonably dry during the winter and protect the crowns with a dry mulch in the autumn. Divide plants that have become too big in spring, but remember you will often get more flowers when the roots are constricted.
- Eventual Height: 0.65m
- Eventual Spread: 0.4m