This is my agapanthus. I have heard different advice. Some people say leave it in the put when planting so the roots are pot bound which promotes flowering. Or shall I let the roots free in the ground?
If you plant them directly in to the ground .Put broken up crock around the roots. Adds a bit of conjestion around the roots.Hopefully increasing the chances of them flowering.
Personally I would plant them in pots - big pots. We had one in a large concrete pot but it became root bound and the pot cracked so perhaps plastic pots would be a better alternative. Perhaps it depends on where you live - but here they multiply easily and end up as huge clumps that are almost impossible to dig up completely. However they also self seed and even if the master plant is in a pot the seedlings will be found a few yards away. They are lovely plants - big and striking - are they blue or white jazdean?
Thank you, I have both blue and white ones. I live in Stalybridge, greater , manchester, but the majority will be going to Haworth, the bronte county, West Yorkshire
If there evergreen they will be much susceptible to non flowering IMO
All my agapanthus are the deciduous type, and planted in the boarders. They bounce back every summer with beautiful flowers. Keep them well watered and foliar feed with tomato feed every 2 weeks for a better performing plant
I'm not sure which type they're, deciduous or evergreen, but I bought them from gardeners world online. Sounds like I should plant them in the ground pot free, thank you
This is my agapanthus. I have heard different advice. Some people say leave it in the put when planting so the roots are pot bound which promotes flowering. Or shall I let the roots free in the ground?
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If you plant them directly in to the ground .Put broken up crock around the roots. Adds a bit of conjestion around the roots.Hopefully increasing the chances of them flowering.
Personally I would plant them in pots - big pots. We had one in a large concrete pot but it became root bound and the pot cracked so perhaps plastic pots would be a better alternative. Perhaps it depends on where you live - but here they multiply easily and end up as huge clumps that are almost impossible to dig up completely. However they also self seed and even if the master plant is in a pot the seedlings will be found a few yards away. They are lovely plants - big and striking - are they blue or white jazdean?
Thank you, I have both blue and white ones. I live in Stalybridge, greater , manchester, but the majority will be going to Haworth, the bronte county, West Yorkshire
Unless your garden is particularly cold, or very wet in winter, I'd get them in the ground.
The whole " potbound" thing is wrong. No plant likes to be " potbound"
Heathcliffe and the Bronte Sisters would say its Ffffreezing!!! in winter in Howarth in winter.
I live not that many miles away from you Jaz.
If there evergreen they will be much susceptible to non flowering IMO
All my agapanthus are the deciduous type, and planted in the boarders. They bounce back every summer with beautiful flowers. Keep them well watered and foliar feed with tomato feed every 2 weeks for a better performing plant
Good point Steve. Dryness at the end of summer is much more like to be the cause of non flowering the following year.
I'm not sure which type they're, deciduous or evergreen, but I bought them from gardeners world online. Sounds like I should plant them in the ground pot free, thank you