Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Bloulelie, Blue lily, Drakensberg agapanthus, Drooping agapanthus

Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)

Distribution: Southern Africa

Habitat: Rocky areas

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Least Concern

Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)

Comments: All species in the genus Agapanthus are indigenous to Southern Africa. Agapanthus inapertus occurs in the north-eastern part of South Africa, where it grows in rocky, mountainous areas. Unlike other species of Agapanthus, A. inapertus is decidous and goes completely dormant in winter. The dark blue flowers grow in dense drooping umbels.