Agapanthus praecox Willd.
Agapanthus (Agapanthus praecox) is a long-lived, evergreen perennial herb that is native to South Africa. It was introduced to New Zealand as a garden ornamental and was first recorded in the wild (naturalised) in 1952. The plant grows in dense clumps from thick, fleshy rhizomes and has long, strap-like leaves. It flowers from December to February, producing large rounded clusters of blue, purple or white trumpet-shaped flowers on tall stalks, which develop into capsules containing numerous black seeds. It tolerates drought, frost, wind, salt and a wide range of soil types. It reproduces by seed and vegetatively from rhizomes. Seeds are dispersed by wind, while rhizomes are spread by soil movement, dumped garden waste and other human activities. Rhizome fragments readily produce new plants.
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