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Agapanthus 'Elaine' (Lily of the Nile) - A phenomenally vigorous evergreen perennial (in mild climates) that makes a fast-growing 3' tall clump of green strap-like leaves, topped in midsummer with dark violet blue 8" wide pompon heads of flowers on 50" tall stems.
Plant in full sun to light shade in a decently well drained soil with regular to occasional irrigation. Evergreen in USDA zones 8 - 10. It has exceptional vigor in its larger dense umbel of very dark blue-violet (Violet Blue Group 43A) flowers in combination with its very robust foliage.
Agapanthus 'Elaine' is a sister seedling to the popular Agapanthus 'Ellamae' . It was a California's LA State and County Arboretum introduction in 1990 and was a hybrid developed by Archie A. Amate from Huntington Beach in 1978. Mr. Amate noted that the plants he was working with were Agapanthus africanus and A. praecox ssp. orientalis he but noted that "the seed and pollen parents cannot be identified with certainty". This plant is shorter with darker violet flowers in smaller clusters and has narrower and slightly paler green leaves compared to Agapanthus 'Ellemae'. It received US Plant Patent PP7,303, which has since expired. We grew this variety from 1999 through 2013.
The information about Agapanthus 'Elaine' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
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