Agapanthus Storm Cloud 5b which mature with a pink

which mature with a pink blush

(aka: Pratia angulata) We have really enjoyed this wonderful semi-evergreen groundcover lobelia from New Zealand in our garden for decades

so plant it where drainage is near perfect and plants are sheltered from heavy rain downpours

but subsequent generations can appear throughout the summer

Reports of limited hardiness are only valid in cool summer climates where summer heat doesn't produce enough sugars

Agapanthus Storm Cloud 5b which mature with a pinkThanks to Barrie Coate for setting us straight on the origin of this great agapanthus. When Barrie was director of the Saratoga Horticultural Foundation, he selected this gem from thousands of open pollinated seedlings of the deciduous Agapanthus 'Mood Indigo'. The resulting evergreen selection (only to 28 degrees F) is a dynamite lily of the Nile with the typical strap like foliage to 24" tall. Through late summer, the huge clumps of Agapanthus