The rhizomatous
roots.
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This member of the
Alliaceae family was described by Carl Ludwig von Willdenow in 1809.
It is found in the western part of Southern Africa, growing in a
well drained soil with lots of water and sun. The rhizomes will grow
to eight centimetres in diameter, the leaves reach for 80 centimetres.
The flowers are light blue, and the plant can be reproduced both by
seeds and dividing of the rhizomes.
There are only six
species in this genera: The evergreen A. africanus and A. praecox
and four deciduous species i.e. A. campanulatus, A. caulescens, A.
coddii and A. inapertus.
Name from Greek: Agapé
= love and anthos = flower.
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