Agapanthus Storm Cloud United States orchid-like flowers with tips of

orchid-like flowers with tips of amethyst and blue

This qualifies as the BEST of the oldies-but-goodies

the effect is indescribable

the better it thrives

narrow green leaves

Agapanthus Storm Cloud United States orchid-like flowers with tips ofThanks 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