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Agapanthus Purple Delight
Agapanthus Purple Delight
An agapanthus with rich, dark purple summer flowers.
- Very easy
- Full sun to partial shade
- Every 1 to 2 weeks
- Keep away from pets and kids
- 15cm grow bag
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Agapanthus Purple Delight
R 85.00
About this plant
About this plant
Agapanthus Purple Delight
Beautifull dark purple flowers
Also known as African lily, lily of the Nile.
Perennial
Blooms in summer.
Requires full sun or partial shade.
Water every week or second week.
This plant has been noted to have air purifying capabilities.
Note: Keep out of reach of children and pets. Toxic
Note: It is not confirmed that the plant you receive will be in bloom when received.
Note: Each individual plant is unique. This image is an example only, however the plant you receive will be as close as possible to this image description.
Note: Stem length indicated above is a guide to the estimated length rather than an exact length that you will receive.
Delivery and packaging
Delivery and packaging
We deliver nationwide with The Courier Guy: Pudo locker R89 or to your door R145. Gauteng customers can also collect in Boksburg (R25).
Orders ship from our depot within 7 working days, and most are on their way sooner. A few rarer plants are ordered in specially for you, which is why we allow 7 days. Couriers don't deliver on weekends.
Every order is packed by hand to survive the courier.
Healthy arrival guarantee
Healthy arrival guarantee
If your plant arrives dead or damaged, we replace it. Just let us know within 24 hours of receiving it and send us a few photos.
For everything else, see our refund policy.
Meet the plant
Deep purple agapanthus flowers
Agapanthus 'Purple Delight' · also known as African lily, lily of the Nile, agapanthus
Native to Garden form of a South African genus
An agapanthus with strappy leaves and rounded heads of dark purple flowers in summer. Bred from indigenous South African species.
- Dark purple flower heads in summer, in a 15cm grow bag.
- A richer colour than the classic blue agapanthus.
- Tough and water-wise in full sun or partial shade.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Full sun to partial shade, in beds, borders or pots. Water-wise once established; leaves can be marked by hard Highveld frost but recover in spring.
Safety: Keep away from pets and kids.
Care card
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Every 1 to 2 weeks
- Humidity
- Any
- Temperature
- -3 to 35°C, light frost
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Feeding
- Spring and summer
- Growth
- Moderate, clumping
- Outdoors
- Yes, light frost
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Plant it in full sun or partial shade.
- Water every week or two, more often while it settles.
- Cut off old flower stems after blooming.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- No flowersToo much shade. Give it more sun.
- Frost-marked leavesTrim damaged leaves in spring.
- Rot at the baseSoil too wet. Improve drainage.
Questions
Good to know
What size will I receive?
What size will I receive?
A plant in a 15cm grow bag. It may or may not be in bloom. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
When does it flower?
When does it flower?
In summer.
Is it safe around pets and children?
Is it safe around pets and children?
Keep it out of reach of children and pets: it's toxic if eaten.
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