27)+Agapanthus

=Common Name - Agapanthus= =Cool Name - "The Lily of the Nile"= =Alias - "African Lily"=

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Let me tell you bout a plant you probably don't know The name's Agapanthus and here's the down low. You can call it one of these The Lily of the Nile, or the African Lily Kinda silly that they call it this It grows best when the sun is crisp When you look at it, it's like an explosion All the flowers shooting out in a circular motion White flowers, blue flowers, even white They look like funnels, yeah, pretty tight. L-I-L-Y of the Nile You can grow in your garden, or keep it wild. Mountainous climate it can climb it I kick my rhyme right on time it Goes without saying Agapanthus is boss It's herbaceous man why you look so lost? That means the leaves drop in the growing season Then the plant dies! Just teasin' Boom shakalaka and the old one two I know the Lily and now so do you foo

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Classification:
Angiosperm/Conifer Monocot/Dicot Diecious/Monoecious

Family characteristics:
This flower contains six to many stamen. ||
 * This family is characterized by having six petals.
 * The flower can be pink, white, or a dark blue. It has six petals, giving it a six-sided star shape. ||  ||
 * The bark is green and bendable, and the stems can grow up to 1 meter long. ||  ||

Size:
The stems can grow up to one meter long. The curved leaves at the base can grow up 60 centimeter long.

Identifying features:
The Lily of the Nile is a pretty easy plant to identify out there. It has blue-violet, pink or white petals that call out to butterflies and bees to be pollinated. It's flowers are fragrant. These flowers bloom out of small green shoots that connect at the center. the flowers spread out in all directions, creating a ball shaped center.

Location/Habitat:
The Lily of the Nile thrives best in mountain environments, such as sloped sandstone. It can grow out of rocky surfaces, and on table mountains. However, the one at da Vinci is is a lush fertile soil bed.

Water/Sun Requirements:
Agapanthus flowers thrive in full sun, and with a lot of watering in the growing season, the spring.

Reproduction:
The African Lily reproduces sexually.

Special Adaptations:
The Lily of the Nile has adapted to not need a lot of moisture, and has developed to be winter hardy, meaning that it can withstand freezes.

Additional Information:
AKA The African Lily AKA The Lily of the Nile

Evaluation of DaVinci Plant:
The plant here at da Vinci is not looking too hot. It has no flowers, and the stems are drooping. However, Agapanthus flowers bloom in the summer, so it may redeem it's health.

Sources:
http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/growingflowers/flowersandseasons/agapanthus http://www.easytogrowbulbs.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=120 http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Agapanthus+africanus Created by: Huggy Hughes.