My agapanthus are pot bound and need to be removed from the pot and split into smaller plants.Does anyone know how to remove the plant without having to break the pot first.
I used to grow them in pots in my front south facing garden in Edinburgh, they lost their leaves but are still there growing 9 years after I left. Variegated ones died before they flowered - same site. Couldn't grow them in Wiltshire though!
I leave mine out all year (I'm in Gloucestershire) I have evergreen and deciduous, both are fine. Split them with a spade when they get too pot bound and they flower better!
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Depends on your situation Susan. If you're somewhere mild, like Verdun, and it's not too wet over winter, they can be left out.
I used to leave mine out in Hampshire because I had nowhere to store them in winter. They'd lose their leaves though, but always came back in Spring.
Somewhere colder, or much wetter, I'd try to give them some winter protection, even if all you have is a warmish South facing wall.
The deciduous ones are said to be hardier than the evergreen ones. Where I am they all come inside
Bob Brown gives his own hardiness ratings from his experience in the chilly Cotswolds at www.cgf.net
I'm in Sussex and I leave mine outside in a pot against an east facing wall.....so far so good.
deciduous are definitely hardier. It's not just the cold, they hate to be waterlogged in winter. Very easy if they're a bit tight in their pots.
Depends on the shape of the pot, if it's narrower at the top either the plant or the pot will suffer.
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I used to grow them in pots in my front south facing garden in Edinburgh, they lost their leaves but are still there growing 9 years after I left. Variegated ones died before they flowered - same site. Couldn't grow them in Wiltshire though!
I'm not a fan of the variegated forms.
Why can't / couldn't you grow them in Wilts? I'm curious.
I leave mine out all year (I'm in Gloucestershire) I have evergreen and deciduous, both are fine. Split them with a spade when they get too pot bound and they flower better!