Agapanthus

...A semi-cold-tolerant perennial plant of the lily family native to South Africa (illustration). Its Japanese name, Murasaki Clivia, comes from the fact that its leaves resemble those of Clivia and its flowers are purple, but it is not a member of the Clivia family. It has a tuber at the base, from which grow thin leaves 20-40 cm long and about 1.5 cm wide. In June and July, it produces a flower stalk that grows 40-80 cm between the leaves, and at the top of the stalk, about 10-30 pale wisteria-colored lily-like flowers bloom densely in a scattered pattern. The flowers are 3-4 cm long and spread out in a bell-like funnel shape at the top. ...

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…南アフリカ原産のユリ科の半耐寒性多年草（イラスト）。和名のムラサキクンシランは，葉がクンシランに似て花が紫色であることに由来するが，クンシランの仲間ではない。基部に塊茎があり，これより長さ20～40cm，幅約1.5cmの細長い葉を根生し，6～7月ころ葉間より40～80cmに伸びる花茎を出して，その頂に淡藤紫色のユリ状小花を10～30輪くらい散形状に密に咲かせる。花は長さ3～4cmで上部が鐘状漏斗形に広がる。…

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