Plant in full sun to light shade (where it does not flower as well) and give regular irrigation in late spring and summer. The foliage is cold hardy to below 20° F. and root hardy below 15° F with mulching. Tolerant of a wide range of conditions, but during growing season and flowering, don't allow plants to dry out.

The name Agapanthus is derived from the Greek words 'agapé', meaning "love" or "friendship" and 'anthos', meaning "flower" and it is for this reason that "Love Flower" is sometimes given as its common name, though there does not seem to be any colloquial usage of this name and the reason for naming as such remains unclear. Some have suggested that the translation could be interpreted as "lovely flower", "flower of love" or if the name originated from the word 'Agapeo' which means "to be contented with" it could just refer to a flower Charles Louis L'Héritier, who first used the name Agapanthus. A good accounting of this is presented by Wim Snoeijer in his Agapanthus: A Revision of the Genus Timber Press 2004 but essentially Carl Linnaeus (the father of modern taxonomy) in 1753 published the name Crinum africanum for a plant likely brought back to Holland from the Cape of Good Hope by the year 1679. In 1789 Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle, the Director of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, changed the name of this plant to Agapanthus but used the invalid specific epithet umbellatus instead of preserving Linnaeus species name africanus. This mistake has perpetuated naming problems within the genus ever since. In addition, the common "Lily of the Nile" is often used for this plant even though this plant originated in South Africa and not along the Nile River.

'Snow Pixie' is slightly shorter than the cultivar Agapanthus 'Rancho White' with narrower, blue-green foliage. This newer Agapanthus cultivar came from Ken Rigney of Southampton Great Britain who collected and sowed seed from a cultivated Agapanthus in Durban, South Africa. This seedling was selected for its short habit and floriferousness, and because it remained evergreen when the temperature dropped below 15° F (-9.5C). It received US plant patent PP15,470 that was applied for in June 2003 and has since expired. This plant was trialed by us starting in 2001 and was marketed in the US by PlantHaven. We grew and sold this plant this plant from 2001 until 2016 Agapanthus 'Storm Cloud' (Dark Blue Agapanthus) - This agapanthus produces luxurious green foliage that tinges purple-red in the winter months. In summer appear the large umbels of deep blue flowers that rise far above the foliage on 3-4-foot-tall blackish stems in summer. 

The information displayed on this page about Agapanthus 'Snow Pixie' PP15,470 is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.