Agapanthus, sometimes referred to as African lily or Lily of the Nile, are stars of the summer garden. Over my time as a gardener, I have developed a growing appreciation for them, particularly as ...

Today’s column, following our recent overview of South African succulent plants, presents South African geophytes, another large category of plants in this botanical hot spot. For review, geophytes ...

If you are looking for a dual-use plant that can be grown outdoors as a distinctive flowering plant and indoors as a foliage houseplant, you may want to consider agapanthus, Agapanthus sp. Agapanthus, ...

I’ve grown agapanthus – or African lily – in many gardens where I have worked, including dry Italian terraces where they baked in the sun and received little water. They’re incredibly resilient once ...

An African lily (Agapanthus africanus) flower is broken into component parts. According to a new classification of plant complexity, an African lily has 12 types of parts in its reproductive structure ...

Today’s column, following our recent overview of South African succulent plants, presents South African geophytes, another large category of plants in this botanical hot spot. For review, geophytes ...