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Agapanthus query!

dixon3dixon3 Posts: 3
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Hi there,

I wanted to get some advice if possible. 

I made an amateur gardeners move by planting a whole agapanthus seed head last year and it has grown into the plant in the images attached. It’s a rather hard, grass looking plant which is now beginning to break out at the top of the individual “shoots” with what seems to look like flower type heads. 

Has anyone ever come across something that looks like this? Or is this usual growth behaviour for an agapanthus seed?

thanks!
louis

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I'm afraid that isn't Agapanthus.  :)
    It looks like one of the common rushes. Juncus. They seed around readily.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • dixon3dixon3 Posts: 3
    This has grown as a result though of my planting a whole seed head from an agapanthus plant. This is where my confusion has come from 🤷🏻‍♂️
  • dixon3dixon3 Posts: 3
    I didn’t break out the individual black seeds from the seed head, just planted the whole pod and this is the result of that
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    There must have been seeds of the Juncus caught up in there somehow, or in the compost already, or blown into the pot afterwards.

    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    it's coming into flower, get rid of it asap before it sets seed
    Devon.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Planting the whole Agapanthus seed head wouldn't work. You need to wait until the seed is properly ready, and viable, before sowing them into trays, in a light, free draining medium. 
     
    and yes - get rid of the rush. They can be a nuisance. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Unless you have a pond!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Those ones can still be a nuisance near ponds. They crowd out other plants very easily.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    They're trying hard to crowd out the sheep in some of our fields!
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