Amaryllidaceae
African-lily
Agapanthus praecox
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Agapanthus
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Common names
By language (9)
- Afrikaans
- Agapant
- Bulgarian
- Същински агапантус, Африканска лилия, Нилска лилия
- Chinese
- 早花百子莲, 早花百子蓮
- Czech
- Kalokvět kapský
- English
- African-lily, African lily, Blue lily, Common agapanthus, Lily of the Nile
- Finnish
- Tarhasinisarja
- hsb
- Zažna pyšnica
- Swedish
- Afrikas blå lilja, Afrikansk kärlekslilja
- Welsh
- Lili-Affrica gynnar
Synonyms
- Agapanthus medius Lodd. ex Steud.
- Agapanthus variegatus Steud.
- Tulbaghia praecox (Willd.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.