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  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    What did the bare roots look like, @Heartinthedirt? Agapanthus grow from gnarly bulbs with thick, fleshy roots
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • What did the bare roots look like, @Heartinthedirt? Agapanthus grow from gnarly bulbs with thick, fleshy roots
    Morning Raisingirl, yeah, from what I recall they were quite thick and gnarly. I know I had a bit of a time getting them into the pot. I put about three in each cos it said they like to be kept tight. No idea if that was the right thing to do, but they're growing so it wasn't completely wrong! 
    It's knowing what to do with things that counts - Robert Frost
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    It's often said but it's not my experience that they flower better when overcrowded. Mine are in open ground. But that's by the by.

    They have strap leaves, so as others have said, I can't see any in your photos. If you planted them fairly recently, they may not be showing yet. Have a rootle about and see if you can see anything that looks like very fat grass coming up.
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • JellyfireJellyfire Posts: 1,139
    In that case it sounds like your agapanthus might not have made it, and something else has sprouted up from seed
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    edited June 2022
    I think the bottom pot could be Covent Garden. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Sorry just had another look no Agapanthus, I can now see more of the leaf. 
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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