Agapanthus caulescens
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Agapanthus caulescens in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape
Town. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
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Agapanthus caulescens in Kirstenbosch
Botanical Gardens, Cape Town. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
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Distribution and habitat
Natural distribution includes KwaZulu-Natal,
Mpumalanga (both in South Africa) and Swaziland. Found in rocky
areas (Pooley 1998)
Life cycle
- Flowers from January to February (Pooley 1998).
- Flowers are probably pollinated by large bees (e.g.
Xylocopa) but I have not come across any confirmed records
of this.
- The fruit of Agapanthus is a three-angled capsule
containing flat, black winged seeds. Seed dispersal is
presumably mainly by wind?
- Like all summer rainfall Agapanthus, leaves are
deciduous (Leighton 1965), dying back in the cold, dry winters.
Chemistry
See under
Agapanthus.
Uses
As for Chemistry, see under
Agapanthus.
Publications
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