agapanthus
noun
ag·a·pan·thus
ˌa-gə-ˈpan(t)-thəs 
plural agapanthus also agapanthuses
: any of several African plants (genus Agapanthus) of the lily family cultivated for their umbels of showy blue, purple, or white flowers
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Remove the Asiatic jasmine from the agapanthus and prune it back to its own area of the landscape.
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Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Nov. 2019
Add succulents for firescaping (landscaping for fire prevention), and plant summer-blooming bulbs like agapanthus.
—Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 16 Mar. 2020
Divide and replant any overcrowded perennials, including agapanthus, chrysanthemums, and daylilies.
—Thad Orr, Sunset Magazine, 10 Feb. 2020
Since only a few gardeners are likely to sow seeds from agapanthus, also known as the Lily of the Nile, the stalks that have completed flowering can be cut back to within the foliage.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 29 June 2019
Story Continued Below Plant summer blooming bulbs such as crocosmia, gingers, lilies, canna, pineapple lily (Eucomis), elephant ears, crinum, agapanthus and others.
—Dan Gill, nola.com, 20 Apr. 2019
Southern California Plant summer-blooming bulbs, corms, and tubers, including acidanthera, agapanthus, tuberous begonias, caladiums, calla lilies, dahlias, daylilies, gladiolus, iris, ixia, montbretias, tiger flowers, tuberoses, and watsonias.
—Thad Orr, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
Bulb-type plants: Achimenes, African iris, agapanthus, amaryllis, blackberry lily, bulbine, caladiums, canna, crinum, crocosmia, day lily, eucharis lily, gladiolus, gloriosa lily, peacock ginger, society garlic, rain lily and walking iris.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 May 2018
Plant summer-blooming bulbs: Now is a good time to plant crocosmia, gingers, lilies, canna, pineapple lily (Eucomis), elephant ears, crinum, agapanthus and others.
—Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 29 Apr. 2018
Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Nov. 2019
Add succulents for firescaping (landscaping for fire prevention), and plant summer-blooming bulbs like agapanthus.
—Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 16 Mar. 2020
Divide and replant any overcrowded perennials, including agapanthus, chrysanthemums, and daylilies.
—Thad Orr, Sunset Magazine, 10 Feb. 2020
Since only a few gardeners are likely to sow seeds from agapanthus, also known as the Lily of the Nile, the stalks that have completed flowering can be cut back to within the foliage.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 29 June 2019
Story Continued Below Plant summer blooming bulbs such as crocosmia, gingers, lilies, canna, pineapple lily (Eucomis), elephant ears, crinum, agapanthus and others.
—Dan Gill, nola.com, 20 Apr. 2019
Southern California Plant summer-blooming bulbs, corms, and tubers, including acidanthera, agapanthus, tuberous begonias, caladiums, calla lilies, dahlias, daylilies, gladiolus, iris, ixia, montbretias, tiger flowers, tuberoses, and watsonias.
—Thad Orr, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
Bulb-type plants: Achimenes, African iris, agapanthus, amaryllis, blackberry lily, bulbine, caladiums, canna, crinum, crocosmia, day lily, eucharis lily, gladiolus, gloriosa lily, peacock ginger, society garlic, rain lily and walking iris.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 May 2018
Plant summer-blooming bulbs: Now is a good time to plant crocosmia, gingers, lilies, canna, pineapple lily (Eucomis), elephant ears, crinum, agapanthus and others.
—Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 29 Apr. 2018
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