A South African family moved from Soweto to the Orange Farm shantytown in South Africa, December 1989. Three style armsappendages radiating from flower's centerare usually pale violet. The Agapanthus, commonly referred to as the Lily-of-the-Nile or the African lily plant, is an herbaceous perennial from the Amaryllidaceae family that is hardy in USDA Zones 7-11. African lilies are common ornamentals in warm climates, grown for their large spherical flower clusters. The flowers are funnel-shaped and typically blue, purple, or white in African lily, (Agapanthus africanus), perennial herbaceous plant of the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae), native to Africa. genus consists of about 10 species of flowering, evergreen plants native to southern Africa. African Lily, Lily of the Nile, Agapanthus minor, Agapanthus umbellatus. The ‘Albus’ cultivar has white flowers, ‘Sapphire’ has dark blue flowers, ‘Aureus’ has leaves striped with yellow and ‘Variegatus’ has white leaves with green bands. They rise on stiff, upright stalks atop clumps of beautiful, evergreen, strap-shaped, linear, grass-like leaves. Adding a bright splash to the flower border, Agapanthus africanus 'Albus' is a white African Lily with eye-catching, rounded clusters of crisp white, trumpet-shaped flowers. They rise on stiff, upright stalks atop clumps of beautiful, evergreen, arching, glossy green, strap-like leaves. Intro: The African lily, also called Agagpathus, has 20 to 30 blue-purple or white flowers that bloom in a sphere on top of a 20-inch-tall central stalk. This South African native beauty displays large masses of striking blue or white flowers atop a tall and slender stalk. Waxy white flowers to 3 inches across have yellow-orange blotches and a few orange marks at bases of inner three segments. Native to South Africa, award-winning Agapanthus africanus is a lovely African Lily with showy rounded clusters of fragrant, blue, funnel-shaped flowers in early to mid-summer. Lily Franey/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images But when South African president P.W. Caring for white calla lilies is different than caring for the more colorful hybrid calla lilies. White callas are semi-aquatic and their rhizomes thirst for watering holes, but their colorful cousins hail from higher ground and their tubers demand drainage. To prolong bloom and prevent self-sowing, break off blossoms individually. The African lily (Agapanthus spp.)