Deciduous agapanthus

Miss Darkside

My deciduous agapanthus (Blue Moon) is showing no signs of life. My two evergreens are just fine and all 3 weathered the winter in a sheltered spot outdoors. No heavy frosts or snow here on the west coast but I did forget to mulch it. Is it too early to declare it an ex-agapanthus & bereft of life?

Athelas

Not sure about whether it’s too early but I’m in East Anglia and got my first agapanthus last summer (‘Flower of Love’) — new shoots have been visible since last week.

Miss Darkside

Athelas said:

Not sure about whether it’s too early but I’m in East Anglia and got my first agapanthus last summer (‘Flower of Love’) — new shoots have been visible since last week.

Thanks. I'll give it another week (weather supposed to be warming up) then dig it out and see what the corms look like I think.

Loxley

I'd say it's still too early to expect new shoots. Mine aren't showing either. If I comb through the old dead foliage I can just about make out the odd tip of a new shoot but only just.

Bilje

I'm in NE England and no sign of mine, I'd give them weeks not just a week.
Im also a little confused as Agapanthus don't have corms or indeed  tubers, they have thick strong roots, you'd probably do lots of damage in digging it up just to check it. 

Hostafan1

I'm in Devon and my deciduous agapanthus are still asleep. 
It's still only March.

Miss Darkside

Thankyou for the replies. I clearly need to be more patient! I shall wait and see. Bilje, I wasn't sure if they were corms or thick roots, I've heard them referred to as corms previously but am happy to be corrected

BenCotto

My deciduous agapanthus in pots that were overwintered in the greenhouse have about 2” of growth. The ones in the open ground, and they are in a sheltered, sunny position in light, sandy soil, have a single tip of green just emerging as of yesterday.

KeenOnGreen

I'm in London.   Just noticed the first shoots on mine today, but barely breaking the surface of the soil.

Hostafan1

I might start moving some of my evergreens into bigger pots tomorrow. 
That'll be fun organising that one the undergardener doing all the lifting. 

JennyJ

Mine are just showing tiny new shoots as well. I'm in South Yorkshire, with light sandy soil that warms up relatively early for this far North.