Agapanthus africanus (common name African blue lily)

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Agapanthus africanus (aka African blue lily)


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  • spritzhenry

    Spritzhenry

    joined 17 Jun, 2007

    359 plants

  • janetarvin

    Janetarvin

    joined 31 Oct, 2007

    1 plant

  • AndreaRichter

    Andrearichter

    joined 15 Nov, 2007

    71 plants

  • Grenville

    Grenville

    joined 7 Aug, 2007

    123 plants

  • Xela

    Xela

    joined 1 Mar, 2008

    174 plants

Questions on Agapanthus africanus

Chrispook

Chrispook

26 Mar, 2008

2 replies

Agapanthus again

Here is a picture of my long leaved droopy Agapanthus after overwintering indoors. Do I need to do anything to help it? Any suggestions? Thanks for the previous advice that was given, but I thought a pic wopuld help in case there is anything else I need to do to keep this plant healthy and eventually see some flowers.
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Comments on Agapanthus africanus

maple

Maple

15 Aug, 2007

 

I was going to get Agapanthus for next year but having seen this I will definately be looking for white ones

spritzhenry

Spritzhenry

16 Aug, 2007

 

Thanks maple - I like them, too, but having seen deep blue ones (almost purple) at RHS Rosemoor, I'll be searching for those!

AndrewR

Andrewr

26 Mar, 2008

 

It looks very healthy to me - the leaves are a good green colour

Chrispook

Chrispook

26 Mar, 2008

 

Thanks Andrew. That's very reassuring.

Members' notes...

spritzhenry

I have blue ones and white ones, the blue are in flower first.

janetarvin
Grenville

Superb for growing in pots and in a sunny setting. Tall spikes of long lasting blue flowers.They provide a lovely contast with other exotic evergreen plants.

Xela

Planted 04.08 Shenstone Samantha's bed

Bought Woolworths £ . multi buy 2 for £ . each £3.99

Skill Level: Experienced

Hardiness: Hardy

Position:
Soil type: Well-drained/light, Moist
Exposure: Full sun

Flowers: July - Sept

Height: 120cm
Spread: 90cm in 5 years

Time to divide plants: March to April

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