There is an easier way to see if you have praecox or africanus A. praecox has leaves in the winter A. africanus is leave less in the winter leaves from A. praecox are twice as wide as A. africanus Roland 2012/1/22 John Grimshaw <j.grimshaw@virgin.net>: > The problem is that the Dutch trade sells vast quantities of Agapanthus > praecox in blue and white as A. africanus, with the consequence that the > identities are thoroughly confused. If it's growing easily it isn't > Agapanthus africanus! -- R de Boer La Maugardiere 1 F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Phone./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com