Agapanthus 'Black Buddhist' (D)

Common name: African lily

Description: A dramatic, dark-flowered agapanthus with sturdy purple-black stems bearing rounded heads of deep purple-blue, almost black trumpet-shaped flowers with a darker central stripe, from midsummer into autumn.

Other benefits: long summer flowering, excellent for containers as they flower best pot-bound, good cut and dried flower, deer and rabbit resistant

Wildlife attraction: bees, butterflies

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 0.9m x 0.6m

Position: full sun, sheltered

Soil pH: neutral to alkaline

Moisture: moist but well-drained; good drainage is essential

Winter hardiness: hardy to around -10°C