How to grow Agapanthus with zero effort-do nothing !
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This is a picture of my neighbours Agapanthus which has been in the same spot for 25 years to my knowledge perhaps longer,it has never been fed, never watered and never moved-the only thing that has been done is the seed heads removed after flowering-by me
He is an utter non-gardener and probably doesn't even know what it is called-it is an old buried sink-so if anyone wants to know how to grow a successful Agapanthus this is it-total,total,total neglect
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That's what I have been doing wrong: I keep noticing mine, so it dies ...I never thought of neglect!
mine is like that.. they love to be compact in the roots and free draing so plug must be out then
i have just gorwn some from seeds so rather pleased with that.
i find they do not need much care.. it got very rotten soggy leaves in may so i just removed htem all and now is going good.
That's what they get in Madeira by the roadsides - total neglect and left to theit own devices like our foxgloves in the hedgerows and verges.
I've just treated myself to three agapanthus Midnight Star and planted them together in one container - a shallow-ish terracotta bowl about 14" across - they look great and have already been adopted as the favourite place to hang out by one of our resident frogs. Think he'll go underneath the bowl rather than on top once this rain stops
Although they've got plenty of room at the moment as the pot is quite wide, I'm hoping that as it's fairly shallow they'll soon feel 'pot-bound' and continue to flower well.
i think I hate you all
(sorry jealousy is so unbecoming
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Not a single flower from my one remaining pot this year. The other 4 pots didn't make it through the winter. For the last 10 years or so I have always had the most amazing displays , In fact its only got about 6 leaves on it. I was hoping it was just late - like everything else but after being in Somerset at the weekend where they are all going mad, I think it is just going to be a rubbish year for me this year.
Dovefromabove- my Midnight Star is a star this year! At the last count 10 flower heads all out.
All of mine are grown in pots & overwintered in either the cold, very, greenhouse or a coldframe. All the pots are well wrapped up, & covered with a couple of layers of fleece. The evergreen ones do lose the odd leaf, which get removed as & when, but this method works for me.
I only repot when absolutely nec & try to remember to feed a bit, but yes, no major problems. Am in NWest Sparkle, so if I can do it...... J.