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agapanthus phantom what do i do help

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  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited April 2023
    Hostafan1 said:
    I left all my evergreen agapanthus out this winter, 70+. I might have lots a couple, but most are fine.
    Units?   ºF,  ºC,  ºK ?  Or is 70 the number of plants?  In pots, in the ground?

    I have you down as North Devon, mild but not tropical.  If  70ºF , it's my sitting room, but only when I'm in there, and without the "+".  If you've lost any it's either heat exhaustion or burglary. 
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Over 70, in pots, outside, all winter 
    Devon.
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    I'm pleased for you.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited April 2023
    Voila!

    From Sarah Raven's website,  dated 2021:
    "Agapanthus don't like to be planted into pots that are too spacious as this will encourage leaf growth rather than flower production. Ideally, they perform best where root development is restricted"
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • Thank you all I live in Preston UK I have phantom, silver star midnight star and popin purple Poppin purple which has died total. I have 2 fireworks in 1ltr pots. My silver star fills a 30 ltr pot and survives year in year out my garden is south facing just need help in what I have done wrong hope all is well.

    Kind Regards

    Andrew
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @positive77 I don't think you have done anything wrong as such. It has been a wet and then cold winter. That has been the problem.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I agree with @GardenerSuze. Any fleshy plant, which they are, will have been affected by mild wet conditions, followed by a sudden swing the other way, and therefore freezing. It's the wet/freeze cycle that does the damage. 
    All you can do is wait. If it comes away well, you can then refresh the soil/compost and feed etc.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    You have done nothing wrong.  You are not alone.  You have been caught by an exeptional winter.   All you can do is to decide whether you continue to collect agapanthuses, and how you can better protect them in the future.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
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