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Agapanthus
I have some agapanthus that I bought last year and planned into pots. They did not flower last year, though put out plenty of healthy leaves. The same again this year.
My question is, do they need a few years to establish before they flower, or is it more likely that my bulbs are duds, throwing up ‘blind’ leaves rather like daffodils can? I followed the planting instructions to the letter. I’m going to leave them alone again this year, to see if they flower next year (though I have my doubts), but just wondered if any of you with more knowledge about agapanthus can advise me.
My question is, do they need a few years to establish before they flower, or is it more likely that my bulbs are duds, throwing up ‘blind’ leaves rather like daffodils can? I followed the planting instructions to the letter. I’m going to leave them alone again this year, to see if they flower next year (though I have my doubts), but just wondered if any of you with more knowledge about agapanthus can advise me.
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It's important to feed them.
I've got some in pots and feed them every week with either homemade comfrey liquid or seaweed liquid feed. Tomato food would also do the job.
Worth you doing this and giving them another couple of years.
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For really reliable flowering, especially if they are in pots, it's best to give them a liquid feed from Spring through to Autumn. This will help the plant to build up strong, healthy roots and leaves and promote flowering. It's also better if you deadhead them after flowering, although many people like to leave the seed heads, as they are very attractive. It's also important to water them regularly, particularly ones in pots. With regular watering and feed, and sunshine, you should get flowers every year.
One final thing to consider is that if planted in pots, they will eventually become congested, and may stop flowering. Every 3-4 years or so, you should remove them from the pot and divide them, and then repot. Ironically, they flower best when their roots are constricted, so after diving them, you shouldn't put them into a pot which is considerably bigger than the rootball. You want a pot where there is a little bit of room around the roots, for them to grow, but not more than a couple of inches.
Hope this isn't all too confusing. Good luck for next year.
I bought my agapanthus year before last when they had just finished flowering. I did nothing with them last year except watered them to start with. They produced one or two flowers and that's all but I learned that they needed feeding which I did every week until autumn thereafter.
This year I started feeding them every week from spring and will continue until autumn. Just taken this pic. Fingers crossed yours will be the same next year if you feed them.
They are in a sunny spot, but I think my mistake has been not to give them a weekly feed. I’ve watered regularly, but not fed them, so that’s what I’ll do. Fingers crossed that they perform better next year.
Yours look beautiful @Uff.