Amaryllidaceae FAMILY

Agapanthus campanulatus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Agapanthus campanulatus is a herbaceous perennial plant forming a clump of rosettes of 6 - 12 sword-shaped leaves. The plant can grow 40 - 100cm tall[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is often grown as an ornamental, where it can be used as a ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthern Africa - eastern S. Africa, Lesotho

HabitatGrassy and rocky places, often amongst bracken, and in moist peaty soil at low elevations[ 187 Title Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1991 ISBN 0-330-30936-9 Description Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc. ]. Growing in colonies in moist grassland, moist slopes, valley bottoms, drainage lines, damp cliffs and on rocky slopes; at elevations up to 2,400 metres[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ].