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African Lily Back in Black in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Agapanthus 'B in B' syn. Agapanthus 'Back in Black'

 

African Lily 'Back in Black'

A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with broad, strap-shaped, dark green leaves and large, rounded heads of trumpet-shaped flowers with central stripe, in late summer and early autumn. 'Back In Black' has rich dark blue flowers on black stems

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plant Features
  • African Lily Back in Black likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • African Lily Back in Black likes very little water

    Very little water

  • African Lily Back in Black is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • African Lily Back in Black likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

African Lily 'Back in Black'

Latin name

Agapanthus 'B in B' syn. Agapanthus 'Back in Black'

type

Herbaceous Perennial

family

Amaryllidaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    African Lily Back in Black likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    African Lily Back in Black is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    African Lily Back in Black likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    African Lily Back in Black likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown African Lily Back in Black is 0.60meters x 0.90meters 0.60 M 0.90 M

Agapanthus 'B in B' syn. Agapanthus 'Back in Black'

A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with broad, strap-shaped, dark green leaves and large, rounded heads of trumpet-shaped flowers with central stripe, in late summer and early autumn. 'Back In Black' has rich dark blue flowers on black stems


Flowering

From Mid Summer TO Mid Autumn

Summer and autumn mid blue with central stripe, large, trumpet like individual flowers held in round flower heads.

 

Planting Outdoors Spring

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

In spring plant out container grown plants in a moist, well drained and sunny site.

 

Planting outdoors

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

In spring plant out container grown plants in a moist, well drained and sunny site

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seed under glass in early spring for transplanting in early summer.

 
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