Dan - it's prolonged exposure to wet conditions that's more likely to see them off. Many plants can withstand a fair bit of dry cold - often more than they're supposed to - as long as the roots aren't sitting in cold wet soil.
If you have a shelterd spot - near a house wall for instance- that can help protect them. Small plants will need a bit more. An odd night here and there of frost probably won't do much harm, but small plants always need more protection than bigger ones.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have my 5 mature agapanthus potted up in a big ceramic pot.. all squashed in. Will they be okay over winter or do i need to protect them from the frost or something?!!...
I was told that agapanthus likes being squashed as it makes them flower more prolifically. I was advised to put them in a large pot and squash them in and it will look amazing in summer!
Peanuts--it seems to be working with mine to use doses of timed release fertiliser according to the instructions. I am using ericaceous fertiliser but that is an accident of the fact that I also use it on my potted Camellias; I think any of those that you use for hanging baskets or something are fine. They are rich feeders from silty river floodplains (along the Nile: imagine sailing along in your papyrus boat and seeing all the blue globes as you pass...)
Aym--there are SO many of these strap-leaved plants that look like the one in your picture! It would be easier to tell from seeing the actual plant. Amaryllis often have wider, more substantial leaves than Agapanthus, but as I'm now finding out there's enormous variation in Agapanthus leaves. Yours look very very like several of my Agapanthus on the photo. But the fact is that you may only be able to tell when the plant flowers!
On the issue of how many plants to put in a pot.
If they are from a single clone then all you are doing is the same as what the plant itself would do over time by normal growth, so the net effect ought indeed to be to simulate the conditions under which the plant will flower better. I would have thought this would still hold even in the event that you have different varieties in one pot. So I'd beg to differ: but on the other hand the best answer would be 'suck it and see'. If your plants, even crammed together, flower brilliantly (properly fed, watered and so on), then it works. If not then take them out, pull them apart and repot individually but you'll likely have to wait until each fills the pot of its own accord before it will flower.
My Agas have been really variable in how they have performed on this front. 'Star Quality' multiplied in one season and 'Blue Magic' has also managed to flower from its first year. Others are taking their time to build up some oomph. 'Glenavon' took two years and then had 5 foot flower stems and 8 inch football flower heads!
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Dan - it's prolonged exposure to wet conditions that's more likely to see them off. Many plants can withstand a fair bit of dry cold - often more than they're supposed to - as long as the roots aren't sitting in cold wet soil.
If you have a shelterd spot - near a house wall for instance- that can help protect them. Small plants will need a bit more. An odd night here and there of frost probably won't do much harm, but small plants always need more protection than bigger ones.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Another hijack!!..
I have my 5 mature agapanthus potted up in a big ceramic pot.. all squashed in. Will they be okay over winter or do i need to protect them from the frost or something?!!...
I live in east london...
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I was told that agapanthus likes being squashed as it makes them flower more prolifically. I was advised to put them in a large pot and squash them in and it will look amazing in summer!
I dnt have a gh!... I will get a fleece though.
Pokhim - I thought that also, bit like a fig. Are we wrong?
Peanuts--it seems to be working with mine to use doses of timed release fertiliser according to the instructions. I am using ericaceous fertiliser but that is an accident of the fact that I also use it on my potted Camellias; I think any of those that you use for hanging baskets or something are fine. They are rich feeders from silty river floodplains (along the Nile: imagine sailing along in your papyrus boat and seeing all the blue globes as you pass...)
Aym--there are SO many of these strap-leaved plants that look like the one in your picture! It would be easier to tell from seeing the actual plant. Amaryllis often have wider, more substantial leaves than Agapanthus, but as I'm now finding out there's enormous variation in Agapanthus leaves. Yours look very very like several of my Agapanthus on the photo. But the fact is that you may only be able to tell when the plant flowers!
On the issue of how many plants to put in a pot.
If they are from a single clone then all you are doing is the same as what the plant itself would do over time by normal growth, so the net effect ought indeed to be to simulate the conditions under which the plant will flower better. I would have thought this would still hold even in the event that you have different varieties in one pot. So I'd beg to differ: but on the other hand the best answer would be 'suck it and see'. If your plants, even crammed together, flower brilliantly (properly fed, watered and so on), then it works. If not then take them out, pull them apart and repot individually but you'll likely have to wait until each fills the pot of its own accord before it will flower.
My Agas have been really variable in how they have performed on this front. 'Star Quality' multiplied in one season and 'Blue Magic' has also managed to flower from its first year. Others are taking their time to build up some oomph. 'Glenavon' took two years and then had 5 foot flower stems and 8 inch football flower heads!
Thanks for all ur advice!! I will get another pot or 2 and give them a little more room!! they look like this at the moment tho.