Agapanthus Full Moon

The Agapanthus 'Full Moon' is an agapanthus that beautifully lives up to its name of "full moon" with its perfectly round umbels filled with flowers. "Blue moon" would also perfectly describe its delicate light lavender blue colour streaked with darker blue. The flowers stand tall above a beautiful clump of ribbon-like leaves in a bright green colour, which remain evergreen in winter. Like all evergreen agapanthus, this variety is not very hardy, but it requires less water than deciduous varieties. Particularly well-suited for milder regions this variety also thrives when grown in pots, allowing it to be overwintered in colder regions. And its flowers are stunning in bouquets. 

Agapanthus are plants from the lily family native to South Africa. Several species have been extensively hybridised by horticulturists in search of new colours, more compact and hardier plants, better adapted to our climates. The cultivar 'Full Moon' is a descendant of Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis, a very beautiful evergreen plant sought after for its large dense umbels. This Full Moon variety was selected by Richard Jamieson in South Africa. This perennial plant develops and multiplies rapidly from a powerful rootstock with fleshy rhizomes, forming over time a dense clump of linear foliage, in a bright and shiny green colour, reaching 50 cm in all directions. The spectacular flowering takes place between July and August depending on the climate. Tall cylindrical flower stems emerge from the foliage clump. They bear at their tips compact spherical umbels, of modest size, but composed of numerous trumpet-shaped flowers. Each flower has 6 petals fused into a tube at the base, in a pale lavender blue colour, crossed by a line of darker blue. The foliage of this variety remains evergreen in winter. 

Agapanthus Full Moon is a plant that is not very hardy, but of great ornamental value. It brings a lot of character to a coastal garden or an urban terrace, in a contemporary or exotic setting. This variety will easily adapt in milder winter regions, without requiring much maintenance. Whether in a mass planting, in a border, in a large rockery, in a pot or planter, Agapanthus is suitable for a wide range of uses. It is particularly well-suited for coastal climates. 'Full Moon' is very beautiful when combined with other blue, mauve or white varieties in a minimalist setting. It is also highly decorative in exotic-themed beds with Dianella, Kniphofias, Hemerocallis, grasses, and Cannas.