Friday, June 20, 2008

Lily of the Nile

I've been searching for the name of this flower for a couple of months now, ever since it started popping up in gardens around Austin. Agapanthus, aka Lily of the Nile, or African Lily. The varietal also comes in Buckingham Palace, Blue Brush, Black Pantha and Jacks Blue (final pic), to name a few.

I was initially attracted to their stand alone quality. I envisioned caring a single flower in lieu of a bouquet and this would do the trick. Pair that with the beautiful color and an appearance reminiscent of a firework mid-burst and you've got love. The price is pretty nice too.

Perhaps I'll try to grow some in my yard and use them for table decor...

Which color would look best with the dress?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The first one purple if that is the true color. It would look very nice with your dress. You do have plenty of time to decide that especially if your only carrying one flower.


Ann

Aunt Deb said...

I like the first one, because of its brilliant color and fullness. You might want to wait until they are in bloom, cut a couple and practice walking with them. Would it look better with one, two or possibly three.