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Agapanthus 'Ellamae' (Royal Ama™ Agapanthus) - A deciduous to semi-deciduous perennial that makes a large clump of green strap-like leaves with dark blue-violet flowers in umbels atop 66" tall stems in midsummer with large dark blue flowers in summer.
Best in full sun to part shade, with moderate water. Hardy to 20 degrees F.
Agapanthus 'Ellamae' is a sister seedling hybrid to Agapanthus 'Elaine' was a California's LA State and County Arboretum 1990 introduction 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 Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis but said that "the seed and pollen parents cannot be identified with certainty". Compared to A. 'Storm Cloud', it is a larger more robust plant with larger-wider leaves and taller stems and larger flowers. Compared to 'Elaine' this plant has taller flowers that are bluer (less violet) with wider and deeper green foliage that droops over. This plant received US Plant Patent PP7,297 which has since expired. We grew this variety from 1992 through 2014.
The information about Agapanthus 'Ellamae' 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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