Royal Velvet African Lily Plants

Agapanthus 'Royal Velvet': African Lily / Lily of the Nile Plants

Warm, rich purple colouring sets Agapanthus ‘Royal Velvet’ apart from other more cool-toned varieties. Flowers are held in loose, rounded umbels atop tall, stately stems. 

A reliable summer-flowering perennial, equally at home in the ground or a container. For maximum impact use en masse, perhaps lining a path or forming a drift within a border. Its sturdy seedheads can be left as an attractive feature throughout winter. 

The dark, inky buds of Agapanthus ‘Royal Velvet’ open to sumptuous regal purple flowers, each striped with near-black. Its foliage is strappy, dense and superb as groundcover. This award-winning variety asks little in return for a spectacular show of beautiful, showy blooms each year. A true workhorse for the garden.

Agapanthus are popular cut flowers. Picking first thing in the morning or late evening (when moisture content is high) will significantly extend their vase life. 

Agapanthus are only delivered pot-grown, year round.
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Features:

• Evergreen
• Low-maintenance ornamental
• Umbels of Phoenician purple flowers 
• Blooms July-August
• Suitable for pots
• To 75cm x 50cm
• RHS Award of Garden Merit
• Pot-Grown: Year Round Delivery

Growing 'Royal Velvet' Agapanthus

Agapanthus need full sun to perform properly and are not suitable for planting outside in colder areas: here they should be grown in a pot and brought under shelter in winter. Otherwise, if an extensive period of frosts or snow is forecast, it is best to cover them

Suitable for any well-drained soil, they like sharply drained, sandy soil in particular, but they will not flower well if they dry out during the growing season.

You can cut out the flowering stems when they fade, but many people prefer to leave some of them for a while to provide autumn interest, and remove them after winter cold blackens them.

Agapanthus are generally pest free, and easy to grow and care for. You might occasionally need to tackle problems such as slugs and snails, but good gardening practices, such as appropriate weeding and feeding, together with our range of organic garden products, will help keep your plants looking at their most healthy and beautiful.

'Royal Velvet' In Your Garden Design

The warmer tones of ‘Royal Velvet’ work particularly well with hot colour schemes – think cannas, wallflowers and bronze fennel for a dramatic and fiery display. Alternatively, there can be few better sights than an agapanthus-filled terracotta pot with Erigeron karvinskianus nestling at its feet.

Did You Know?

Agapanthus belong to the flowering plant family Amaryllidaceae, of which other notable members include daffodils and snowdrops. Agapanthus originate from South Africa. Deciduous varieties occur in moist, mountainous grasslands in the inland regions, while evergreen ones are found along the coast.