Agapanthus praecox, Willd.
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1. A. praecox Willd. , Enum. Pl. Horti Berol. 353 (1809).
Rhizome short, tuber-like; plant forming dense clumps. Leaves 20-70 cm X 15-55 mm, ligulate, somewhat canaliculate, evergreen. Scape 50-100 cm. Pedicels 4-12 cm. Perianth 40-45 mm, blue or while; lobes patent, somewhat undulate, the outer 6-8 mm wide, the inner 9-11 mm wide. Stamens and style exserted. Cultivatedfor ornament, and naturalized on rocky ground in S. W. England (Isles of Scilly). [Br.] (South Africa.)
The naturalized plant is referable to subsp. orientalis (F. M. Leighton) F. M. Leighton , Jour. S. Afr. Bot., Suppl. 4: 21 (1965). Subsp. praecox differs chiefly in its longer perianth (50-70 mm).
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Agapanthus praecox
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1980 |
A. praecox
| Willd. 1809: 353 |