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Has anyone grown agapanthus from seed?

JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
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I've just noticed that the agapanthus seed pods that I left on have started to dry and split open, and there are black seeds inside.

Is it worth popping some in a pot to see if anything comes up? I don't have a greenhouse, or windowsill space to spare, so it would be a pot of gritty compost in a sheltered spot outside.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Yes but some years ago now so I can't remember where I kept the seed tray.  Probably the unheated greenhouse.   Worth a try tho it will take a while to get to flowering size.  You never know what you'll get tho.   Maybe an interesting new shade of blue?  
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  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    No problem, as you say sheltered spot outside, Germinate in Spring. Don't be in too big a hurry to pot on the seedlings. Feed them in the original compost for a season before moving them on. Can be got to flower in 3 years. 
  • Steady EddieSteady Eddie Posts: 79
    I did it and I am by no means an expert. I just put them in a pot of multipurpose compost, left them to overwinter in a sheltered spot outside.  They are now a good sized plant after a few years but haven’t flowered yet. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for this year.  (They have been outside all this time).
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Thanks all! It sounds reasonably promising, so maybe I'll give it a go.  It's a nice dark blue one but there are lighter ones not far away so it's anybody's guess what might turn up in the offspring. There are loads of seed so I might even bring some in to store for another time.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • cotty1000cotty1000 Posts: 293
    I have grown agapanthus from seed successfully. Wait until spring and keep potting on seedlings when they outgrow their pot. I haven't been on top of this as much as I would like, but the ones I have moved on are big plants and I had my first flower this year and it was unlike anything I have iMovie garden. I have about 7 different kinds.
    Good luck. I love them. Queen mum is my favourite, although it is frost tender 
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