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Agapanthus Roots - Description
- Pack of Agapanthus Roots
- Variety: Umbellatum
- Plant Type: Herbaceous & Dies Down in Winter
- AKA African Lilies
- Quantity: 1 Root Per Pack
- Fully Grown Size: 90-120cm
- Flower Colour: White
- Flowering Time: Mid Summer to Early Autumn
- Sow: In Early to Mid Spring
- Spacing:
- Mixed with planting: 4 bulbs per m2
- Full cover: 20 bulbs per m2
- Hardiness: Hardy
Agapanthus Roots - Uses
- Exotic, tall white flowers, the Agapanthus looks great
- Plant along edge of paths or borders
- Add exotic colour to your borders
- Grow in blocks or drifts of plants
- Use for cut flowers
- Plant with other white flowering plants such as
- Anemone 'Bride', Potentilla Abbotswood, White Roses & Silver Foliage Plants
Agapanthus Roots - How to Grow
- Always best to start your bulbs indoors, in a greenhouse or polytunnel
- Grow in large pots (5L or bigger)
- Once shoots are 10cm in height you can move out into the garden
- Choose a location for your Agapanthus
- They prefer a sunny, sheltered spot
- Soil: Moist but well drained
- Sowing time: Spring
- Sowing depth: Plant roots 10cm below the soil surface
- Plant with compost
- Then cover with soil & water in well
- Feed every 2 to 3 weeks
- Can lift & divide in Spring
- May require protection in harsh Winters - cover with mulch
Note
- A root is similar to a bulb in that it is a dormant growing point of a plant
- Also known as Rhizomes
- Very Important: Roots need to be kept moist at all times
- Plant as soon as your parcel arrives, or keep moist by storing in damp newspaper
- Soak again before planting & water in well after planting
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