AGAPANTHUS ORIENTALIS 
Agapanthus 
Blue African Lily 
We present herewith the most complete 
collection of agapanthus species and varieties 
offered in this country. We also have some 
others in our collection and under observation 
of which we do not have a large enough stock 
to list here. If you are interested in any 
one type we may be able to help you. Along 
with the commercial species and varieties we 
are offering several new named varieties from 
our own nursery which we highly recommend 
to the collector. 
They bloom during early summer and are 
of easiest cultural requirments. In fact the 
most frequent cause of failure to flower is 
too much care and fussing with them. Plant 
in a sunny location and leave them alone 
other than very occasional watering in the 
summer. Any good garden soil will do and 
they don’t have to have good drainage. De- 
livery thruout the year but we prefer to mail 
out the deciduous kinds during the winter. 
By the way, the deciduous kinds are ideal 
for growing outdoors in the cold sections as 
they may be lifted and stored during cold 
weather. 
AFRICANUS MOOREANUS. _ A slender 
growing plant with narrow strap-shaped leaves 
stained purple at the base. The medium size 
umbels of blue flowers are small but well 
formed, on three foot stam. This species is 
evergreen in California but deciduous elsewhere. 
Ie should be hardy where winter temperatures 
do not fall below zero. $1.00 ea. 
AFRICANUS  MOOREANUS, MINOR. 
Smaller and dwarfer than the above, and as 
it comes from high altitudes is nearly hardy. 
The plants are very small and three to five 
may be planted in a 6” pot, thus giving lots 
of a color in a small space. 50c ea. 
BLUE SKYROCKET (Giridlian, 1942). A 
new variety developed at Oakhurst that tops 
them all for graceful form and brilliancy of color. 
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The large heads of brilliant deep blue flowers 
spread out in umbrella form and resemble sky- 
rockets bursting in the sky. The individual 
florets are bell shaped and semi-pendant. or 
flaring. Foliage blue-green. Flower stems up 
to 5 feet high. $3.50 ea. 
INTERMEDIUS. A low-growing form 
possibly related to Africanus but with the 
deepest blue of all. Semi deciduous in Cali- 
fornia. Stock. very limited. $2.00 ea. 
LONGISPATHUS. A _ new species that is 
destined to become very popular. The flowers 
resemble Orientals, but are carried on a 3-foot 
graceful stem. The foliage is more graceful and 
narrow, and the plant is compact. The spathe 
valve that covers the buds is long and pointed. 
Very graceful and floriferus. 75c. Miniature 
form similar to My Joy but not named. $1.00 
ea. 
MY JOY. (Giridlian, 1943) This variety 
was so popular that we were forced to with- 
draw it from the market for several years in 
order to work up a new stock. It is a very 
pretty grassy leaved form with bright blue 
flowers on 15’’ stems. Fine for the glasshouse. 
$2.00 ea. 
ORIENTALIS. The robust growing species 
that is extensively grown all over Southern 
California and is locally sold as A. Umbellauts. 
It has large heads of blue flowers on 4 foot 
stems. It has broad, evergreen foliage. 75¢ 
ea 
ORIENTALIS ALBA. A pure white form 
of the above variety with black anthers. $2.00 — 
ea 
ORIENTALIS ALBA, SELECT. A choise, 
selected large flowering variety with extra 
large umbels of white flowers, yellow anthers 
giving the flower a creamy cast. $3.00 ea. 
PETER PAN. (Giridlian, 1949) A new 
introduction of merit and a welcome addition 
to the line of graceful dwarf types we have 
been working with. his is similar to the 
older My Joy but is more formal and of a 
different and smoother shade of blue. Out- 
doors the foliage is 8’? high and the flower 
spikes 24”. Very free flowering. We 
a plant in a 12” pot with 25 umbels in bloom 
at one time and making a glorious picture. 
$2.50 ea. 
STORM CLOUD. (Giridlian, 1943) From 
the standpoint of color, free blooming habit, 
and long blooming season this variety has 
no peer. It is usually the first to bloom and 
last to quit. The large umbels are held high 
on 5 ft. stems, each having as many as 150 
florets. The buds are gray-violet and are 
held uvright. The open flowers are bell 
shaped and semi pendant. Before the first 
stems are finished blooming two more new 
ones are producing from the base. $3.00 ea. 
VON WEILEGI. This is the tallest growing 
species in our garden, often passing the 6 ft. 
mark. The plant is even more robust than 
the orientalis and the umbels larger. The 
flowers are a light or lavender shade of blue 
and are semipendant. We recommend _ this 
for planting among shrubbery and for back- 
ground planting. $2.00 ea. 
WEDDING BELLS. (Giridlian, 1949) We 
are happy to be able to introduce such an 
unusually beautiful and outstanding variety. 
It is a superior plant in every way and there 
is nothing like it on the market. The 4% 
ft. spikes arise from robust plants. The 
flowers are bell shaped and pendant and form 
large heads of pure white umbrella shaped 
umbels seven inches across. $7.50 ea. 
