I too, like @Bee witched, lost lots of potted agapanthus this spring, many I'd had for years. The ones in the border survived, so I'm not totally sans aggas, but I certainly won't be replacing the potted ones...
It is not critical, I don't. Â Have you done a with-and-without? Â I do divide and repot in fresh JI No3 about every 3years, that's enough..
I don't count the flowers, nor the flower heads, you can have too many and too small. Â Balance between flowers leaves and pot is what is needed.
I have lost 5 deciduous varieties, recovering one "Hydon Blue" a seed strain from a group that was once called "Headbourn Hybrids". Â I will not repeat evergreens.
I seek out deepest blue without violet. Â Northern Star is my best yet, I will buy that again. Â Black Jack is too violet for me. Â Bressingham Blue, too small; Flower of Love, much too small - Â again, for me.
If I had given up on rhododendrons and azaleas after 1976, I would have missed a lot of enjoyment.
 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."
That new one was lovely @GardenerSuze - I might be tempted again with them if I had that. They didn't say if it was a deciduous or evergreen though, or maybe I missed that.Â
I used to have some whites in containers, but I can't bear that peely wally blue that so many of them are, so I don't grow them. They have to be overwintered well here, and that's difficult as I really don't have room.Â
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Fairygirl It is part of a new series of Agapanthus bred by a South African company. Other colours available but this is a new colour purple/black. Some of the darker blues also have a hint of black but as you know purple is new. It is said to be hardier but I doubt it would have survived last winter in some microclimates. I assume it is deciduous but not sure. Available on line with some nurseries it would seem. Some not until 2024. If it genuinely repeat flowers, is hardier and available in other colours I think gardeners will be choosing these plants in the future.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
There was one I looked at now and again [via an online grower] that looked darker, and I've been tempted by it a few times, but you know what it's like with photos, especially when trying to get purply blues accurately! I can't stand pale blue ,so it rules out a lot of them. I might consider one of the new ones - if I remember to look in a year's time. Highly unlikely, and I'd probably need to win the lottery tooÂ
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I've said never again to agapanthus .... but I've been known to break my own rulesÂ
Spent a happy hour last night browsing the new Peter Nyssen online catalogue. Put some lovely things in a basket ... as you do. Bit of a shock how it all adds up!
Bee x
Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders Â
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
We will wait to see if what the growers say is correct. I am sure gardeners will investing if these plants flower over a long time.
Agapanthus flower from mid summer to early autumn depending on which one you grow. I only grow A Navy Blue, flowers late summer. Feeding after flowering is necessary as flowers are formed in the Autumn. I use a weak feed of tomato feed through out the growing season. There are specialist feeds that can be used three times a year.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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I love the navy ones!
@Bee witched that's a shame. đ
I don't count the flowers, nor the flower heads, you can have too many and too small. Â Balance between flowers leaves and pot is what is needed.
I have lost 5 deciduous varieties, recovering one "Hydon Blue" a seed strain from a group that was once called "Headbourn Hybrids". Â I will not repeat evergreens.
I seek out deepest blue without violet. Â Northern Star is my best yet, I will buy that again. Â Black Jack is too violet for me. Â Bressingham Blue, too small; Flower of Love, much too small - Â again, for me.
If I had given up on rhododendrons and azaleas after 1976, I would have missed a lot of enjoyment.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
I used to have some whites in containers, but I can't bear that peely wally blue that so many of them are, so I don't grow them. They have to be overwintered well here, and that's difficult as I really don't have room.Â
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Other colours available but this is a new colour purple/black. Some of the darker blues also have a hint of black but as you know purple is new. It is said to be hardier but I doubt it would have survived last winter in some microclimates. I assume it is deciduous but not sure.
Available on line with some nurseries it would seem. Some not until 2024.
If it genuinely repeat flowers, is hardier and available in other colours I think gardeners will be choosing these plants in the future.
I might consider one of the new ones - if I remember to look in a year's time. Highly unlikely, and I'd probably need to win the lottery tooÂ
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I've said never again to agapanthus .... but I've been known to break my own rulesÂ
Spent a happy hour last night browsing the new Peter Nyssen online catalogue.
Put some lovely things in a basket ... as you do. Bit of a shock how it all adds up!
Bee x
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
Breaking your own rules is what it's all about....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Agapanthus flower from mid summer to early autumn depending on which one you grow. I only grow A Navy Blue, flowers late summer.
Feeding after flowering is necessary as flowers are formed in the Autumn.
I use a weak feed of tomato feed through out the growing season. There are specialist feeds that can be used three times a year.