I used a pruning saw @Uff, to saw chunks out of the sides but it didn't make much of an impression, don't think I could get a full size saw to work. Hoping the water soak might make it easier tomorrow.
. I thought that when I had a stuck plant but took forum advice and gave it a good soak. Well I won't say it slipped out but I got it out reasonably easily.
Yes we battled one of those a while back. As well as what you did I used the steps to be able to use gravity to help but it was a two person job, one holding the pot the other easing out the plant.
I had to use a mattock to divide an agapanthas last week and the only method to get it out the pot was to break the pot. It had been in there a considerable amount of time!
I have learned to plant agapanthus, hostas and now cannas in pots that are straight sided or wider at the top than at the bottom. Even so they can need a good soak and some energetic sawing down the pot sides with an old bread knife before the roots want to let go and come free.
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