Agapanthus

Carol Mooney

I have five very large agapanthus plants in pots. Every year I wrap them in fleece to protect them from frost. Is this necessary? Someone from a garden centre told me I didn’t need to do this. Please advise. Thanks.

punkdoc

It depends what type of Agapanthus they are. Some are hardy, others not.

Obelixx

The broader the leaf, the more tender the plant.   Also, if they stay evergreen they will be tender but even the ones which lose their foliage at the end of the season are not very frost hardy.  I happily left all mine out in the ground last winter in a bed in full sun and with good drainage but then we had an unusually cold winter for here and I lost them all.  

My new purchase is in a pot and will go in the polytunnel for winter so I don't lose it as it's a lovely deep blue with very tall flower stems.

Carol Mooney

Thanks for the advice. Two of them were bulbs brought back from Madeira (I know I shouldn't bring back foreign plants!) They are evergreen. I think I will continue to put fleece around them as a precaution.

Hostafan1

If it's worked for you in the past, I'd stick with it. 
I used to put all of mine ( in pots ) into the polytunnel to keep off the Devon Winter rain, but I've run out of room so the deciduous types might have to take their chances outside.
Maybe I should stop buying more? 
naaaaaaaaaaaah, no chance. 

Carol Mooney

Mine have been gorgeous this year due to the warm summer. We live on the north west coast and get a lot of salty winds. I'll continue to put fleece on them as a precaution. One other query. They have always been blue but some of them turned white this year! What is this all about?