Thanks, Singh ji. There are many other species (Pl. see attachments of revision of Agapanthus in SK1377 21AUG 2018 <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/unyslwlEVRk> by Viplav ji) and hybrids.
SANBI <http://pza.sanbi.org/agapanthus-africanus> says: Agapanthus are one of South Africa's best known garden plants and are grown in most countries in the world. Their strap-like leaves and striking blue or white flowers make them favourites in plant borders as well as in containers. They are all easy to grow except for *Agapanthus africanus* and *A. walshii* On Mon, 10 Feb 2020 at 13:20, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Garg ji > I have seen both A. praecox and A. africanus growing in California. They > are very distinct: shorter scape 25-60 cm in length, , leaves 1-2 cm > broad, umbel 12-30 flowered, flowers 3-4 cm long in A. africanus but scape > up to 1 m long, leaves up to 35 cm long, 4-6 cm broad, umbel 40-100 > flowered, flowers 4-5 cm long in A. praecox. They are so distinct that > there is no scope for confusion. > > > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Mob: 9810359089 > https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1 > > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 12:57 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> To me look different as per SANBI >> <http://pza.sanbi.org/agapanthus-africanus>, Pacific Bulb society >> <https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Agapanthus>, >> Architectural >> Plants <http://architecturalplants.com/plants/id/agapanthus-africanus> and >> Useful tropical Plants >> <http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Agapanthus+africanus> >> Pl. see attachments of revision of Agapanthus in SK1377 21AUG 2018 >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/unyslwlEVRk> by >> Viplav ji. >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2020 at 22:02 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:342181] Agapanthus africanus from Fremont >> California-02022020-4 >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffm. (syn: A. umbellatus L'Her) >> Common name: African Lily >> Perennial tufted herb, less commonly grown as compared to A. praecox >> (scape up to 1 m long, leaves up to 35 cm long, 4-6 cm broad, umbel 40-100 >> flowered, flowers 4-5 cm long) in shorter scape 25-60 cm in length, , >> leaves 1-2 cm broad, umbel 12-30 flowered, flowers 3-4 cm long. >> Photographed from Fremont California, June 26, 2019. >> >> >> >> >> >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Mob: 9810359089 >> https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAHiXKpV5rzy-i48ooXPdR47oTHZVPCGrsPtxRng5DXPAkDTueQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAHiXKpV5rzy-i48ooXPdR47oTHZVPCGrsPtxRng5DXPAkDTueQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> >> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >> >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >> world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than >> 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). >> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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