Lily of the Nile, African Lily (Agapanthus africanus)

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TamiMcNally Lake Placid, FL(Zone 9b) May 25, 2004

Lily of the Nile, African Lily
Agapanthus africanus

Bakersfield, CA

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Opoetree Oak View, CA Jul 06, 2004

Hello, Bakersfield! I grew up in Shafter. I grow the 'Niles' in Oak View now. Also grew well in Ventura. Am wondering, do you have any that have a new leaf shape? One of our plants developed a leaf with ridges.......have never seen a 'Nile' with ridged leaves. My husband also wonders if some of the blue ones change to white. We had an all-blue section that all of a sudden had a few white ones in it. Also like the deep-blue ones. These lilies are so easy to grow....they're great! We have a regular Nile river running down our yard.

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steggie Maitland, FL Jul 10, 2004

Hi there, writing from Orlando. We have some Agapanthus too, but they seem reluctant to flower. They get full sun and regular watering. Any suggestions?

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Opoetree Oak View, CA Aug 05, 2004

Maybe you can get your agapanthus to flower by feeding it fish emulsion. I have some silver cup bromeliads that seem to flower well out your way, but never here. I fed them fish emulsion, and now I have a flower -- first time in 10 years!

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Opoetree Oak View, CA Jun 08, 2007

Hope some of you have tried that Alaskan fish emulsion fertilizer. I have tried it on many reluctant bloomers with great results.

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