Ey up, we've got 'agapanthus marmite' going on 'ere! 😄
I used to hate anything blue except the sky, but I've grown to love it, so standard light blue aggies are beautiful to me, but I'm spoiled for choice and I'll probably end up with ten.. The only colour I wouldn't choose is white.
😲 @GardenerSuze! Magnificent! So I'm alright feeding now, that's good to know - I want 50 flowers! 😄 Isn't it odd that it can take half a lifetime to discover certain plants, or just suddenly fall in love with them.
I had between 70 and 80 flowers on one of my agapanthus last year, and I've never fed mine. Watered, yes, but fed, no.
Feeding of any plant will always come down to soil condition and health, as well as the plant variety. In poorer soil, the usual advice for Agapanthus is feeding later on, as @GardenerSuze describes, but it may not be necessary, in the same way that rhodos and camellias need adequate water in late summer for bud formation, but if they're in the right site, with the right climate, they don't need any attention.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I think gardeners do count their Agapanthus flowers, out of the thousands of plants that grow in the UK getting Agapanthus into flower is a question frequently asked. Going out into the garden and seeing the first Camillia/ Rose or Agapanthus flower of the season is a positive happy process.
This new agapanthus is RHS 4 It's future progress will be monitored.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
I feed the evergreens, in pots , every week or two with half strength tomato feed. I think I've lost some in the ground, but I have about 40 or more varieties. The darkest I have is Black Magic. Those in the ground don't get fed in my garden.
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I used to hate anything blue except the sky, but I've grown to love it, so standard light blue aggies are beautiful to me, but I'm spoiled for choice and I'll probably end up with ten.. The only colour I wouldn't choose is white.
Feeding of any plant will always come down to soil condition and health, as well as the plant variety.
In poorer soil, the usual advice for Agapanthus is feeding later on, as @GardenerSuze describes, but it may not be necessary, in the same way that rhodos and camellias need adequate water in late summer for bud formation, but if they're in the right site, with the right climate, they don't need any attention.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I could count flower heads,but don't bother. Counting flowers, that would take some dedication. Not Monty Don's relaxing, healing garden!
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Going out into the garden and seeing the first Camillia/ Rose or Agapanthus flower of the season is a positive happy process.
This new agapanthus is RHS 4 It's future progress will be monitored.
Those in the ground don't get fed in my garden.