Agapanthus - Plants, Bulbs and Varieties

Agapanthus Plants and Miniature Agapanthus are a favorite plant with landscapers and new cultivars are now available for sale. A strap leafed plant used widely as border plants and in massed plantings. You can even buy Dwarf cultivars great for those looking for a lower growing plant.

They look great when used to line a driveway or path and lower growing cultivars can be used as a garden border. Look for cultivars such as Black Panther Agapanthus 'Queen Mum' and Silver Baby.

Agapanthus 'Guilfoyle' is a particularly dark flowering cultivar while 'Snowball' is a white flowering dwarf variety. Bulbs and Plants are readily available for sale online and are a drought tolerant and virtually disease free plant. Agapanthus are tough, sun loving plants and come in a variety of colours from white to blue, mauve, purple and pink. Look for new bicolour varieties with blue and white flowers. Agapanthus are easily transported and can be purchased online these are a tough plant and require very little fertilizer in most situations.

Growing Agapanthus Plants and Bulbs

Agapanthus make a wonderful border and the dwarf varieties such as ' snowball' are excellent for rockeries and containers. These tough plants can be grown in coastal areas and are also frost tolerant. Deadhead dry flowers before they seed by snapping them off at the base of the stem. Grow non- seeding or sterile varieties near areas of sensitive natural vegetation.

Agapanthus flowers

Flower colours varies from the traditional blue through to white however multi coloured forms are now coming onto the market.

Agapanthus Care

Although growing well in shade, however they tend not to flower so well, a sunny position is best in a well drained soil. Try for a minimum of 6-7 hours sun a day for best flowering results. Little care is needed, deadhead after flowering and a slow release fertiliser when planting is about all that they need.

Watering Agapanthus

Reasonably drought tolerant once established, however some water during dry periods will be beneficial.