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Agapanthus

Last post 17-07-2009 6:42 PM by Girty Fergal. 5 replies.

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  • 11/07/2009 11:27 AM
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    Hi There

    I have a dwarf agapanthus which simply refuses to flower. It's been in three years now and to be honest I a bit sick of waiting for it. I had to move it this year and I was really hopeful because the roots were huge. Should I wait another year or just discard it. Someone did tell me it might do better in a pot .....What do you think?
  • 11/07/2009 01:05 PM
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    • miranda
    • Oxfordshire
    • 17 Nov 2004
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    There is a page here that might help you, Girty: http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0901/nf_agapanthus.asp

  • 13/07/2009 10:58 AM
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    • Linnea
    • Hampshire
    • 10 Jan 2008
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    i've heard that agapanthus like to have their roots constrained for flowering. we had one in the garden which didn't flower so we dug it up and put it in a pot and it flowers now

  • 17/07/2009 02:46 PM
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    • bigsusan55
    • North-West London
    • 14 May 2009
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     Something that the reference page that Miranda gave didn't make clear was whether the flower buds are initiated in the same year that they flower, or the previous year?  I don't know, but a lot of plants are affected by the previous year's growing condititions, so you may find that TLC takes a year to produce results.

    Big Susan

  • 17/07/2009 04:36 PM
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    • Arrem
    • West Midlands. UK
    • 12 Jul 2009
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     Spot on!  Linnea is correct.  Once the roots are somewhat restricted I'm sure you will see a difference.  Mind you, it may take more than one season to achieve it.

    There is no such thing as useless - you can always be a bad example.
  • 17/07/2009 06:42 PM
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    Thanks all. If I dig it up should I trim the roots or just cram them into the pot. It's amazing how many web sites don't give you the little peices of info that you need......not to mention frustrating;-)