Wikipedia: African Lily

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AFRICAN LILY (Agapanthus umbellatus), a member of
the natural order Liliaceae, a native of the Cape of Good
Hope, whence it was introduced at the close of the 17th
century. It is a handsome greenhouse plant, which is hardy
in the south of England and Ireland if protected from severe
frosts. It has a short stem bearing a tuft of long, narrow,
arching leaves, 1/2 to 2 ft. long, and a central flower-stalk, 2
to 3 ft. high, ending in an umbel of bright blue, funnel-shaped
flowers. The plants are easy to cultivate, and are generally
grown in large pots or tubs which can be protected from frost in
winter. During the summer they require plenty of water,
and are very effective on the margins of lakes or running
streams, where they thrive admirably. They increase by
offsets, or may be propagated by dividing the root-stock
in early spring or autumn. A number of forms are known in
cultivation

AFRICAN LILY (Agapanthus umbellatus), a member of '
the natural order Liliaceae, a native of the Cape of Good '
Hope, whence it was introduced at the close of the 17th '
century. It is a handsome greenhouse plant, which is hardy '
in the south of England and Ireland if protected from severe '
frosts. It has a short stem bearing a tuft of long, narrow, '
arching leaves, 1/2 to 2 ft. long, and a central flower-stalk, 2 '
to 3 ft. high, ending in an umbel of bright blue, funnel-shaped '
flowers. The plants are easy to cultivate, and are generally '
grown in large pots or tubs which can be protected from frost in '
winter. During the summer they require plenty of water, '
and are very effective on the margins of lakes or running '
streams, where they thrive admirably. They increase by '
offsets, or may be propagated by dividing the root-stock '
in early spring or autumn. A number of forms are known in '
cultivation; such are albidus, with white flowers, aureus, '
with leaves striped with yellow, and variegatus, with leaves '
almost entirely white with a few green bands. There are '
also double-flowered and larger and smaller flowered forms. '
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Initial text from 1911 encyclopedia -- Please update as needed

AFRICAN LILY (Agapanthus umbellatus), a member of ' the natural order Liliaceae, a native of the Cape of Good ' Hope, whence it was introduced at the close of the 17th ' century. It is a handsome greenhouse plant, which is hardy ' in the south of England and Ireland if protected from severe ' frosts. It has a short stem bearing a tuft of long, narrow, ' arching leaves, 1/2 to 2 ft. long, and a central flower-stalk, 2 ' to 3 ft. high, ending in an umbel of bright blue, funnel-shaped ' flowers. The plants are easy to cultivate, and are generally ' grown in large pots or tubs which can be protected from frost in ' winter. During the summer they require plenty of water, ' and are very effective on the margins of lakes or running ' streams, where they thrive admirably. They increase by ' offsets, or may be propagated by dividing the root-stock ' in early spring or autumn. A number of forms are known in ' cultivation; such are albidus, with white flowers, aureus, ' with leaves striped with yellow, and variegatus, with leaves ' almost entirely white with a few green bands. There are ' also double-flowered and larger and smaller flowered forms. ' '

Initial text from 1911 encyclopedia -- Please update as needed