Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis Black Scape

Species with fleshy roots that develop from a short rhizome.

Ribbon-like leaves up to 50 cm long by 2 cm wide, evergreen. Floral scapes very dark in color, almost black, more than 1 m long, bearing at the apex a dense spherical umbel of dark blue flowers. Flowering occurs in summer and lasts for about a month.

The species is native from Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal where it grows on various types of soil: sandy, clayey and stony soils. Very rustic species, it needs a sunny or semi-shaded position but adapts to all types of soil (except those that are constantly humid). It adapts well to the Mediterranean climate.

Bare root plant. 

Potted plant or bare root plant.