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I bought a 'clump' of a small variety of agapanthus about 2-3 years ago. It was planted in an 19cm black plastic pot. Well, its done very little, even the leaves are a bit pathetic. Last year it seemed like there might be a couple of weedy flower stalks, but no flowers. Have I been sold a clump of grass?

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

I've had mixed success with agapanthus, but i think it does better in open ground, so it might be worth moving it to a sunny spot with well draining soil.

I bought a scruffy old one half price from a garden centre sale and it's flowered it's heart out every year - maybe you should try being mean to your one if all else fails!!!

Oh but thats all I have done - potted it up and left it! lol! Perhaps the pot was originally too big?

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

I seem to recall that they like crowded roots.
I think perhaps you were too generous with potting them on?
Can you repot them to one size smaller- or put some broken tiles or stones down the inside of the pot sides?
It's been a wet year , and they do tolerate dry - here have a look at this site I found....

A Guide to Growing Agapanthus :: ABC Adelaide

Agapanthus are one of my favourite plants but I can't grow them up here. Apparently they flower better when the roots are constrained (I seem to remember my mother telling me!) so a pot should be ideal. I think they take a bit to get going though Manda.

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Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
~ Mary Kay Ash

Great minds think alike Nicos!!! Even posted at the same time.

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Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
~ Mary Kay Ash

Okay thanks, I'm gonna be real mean to it this year!

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

I think you've just helped me decide what plants to stock up on this year SBP!!!

Noooo! You blaming me for spending more money down the garden centre!!! Still these sound very good for neglect and dry weather - in France, you hope!

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

Absolutely!!
( our car looked like a mobile greenhouse on the way out there last time!)

There are LOADS of iris there which surprised me as I thought they'd need more water!
A learning curve eh??

Anybody know if they would grow in a greenhouse? I've tried them outside here but they just died and the Agapanthus society chap thought we were too far north for them to be a success.

I just LOVE the flowers and then the seed heads.

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Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
~ Mary Kay Ash

We have them in our cold greenhouse and they seem to come to no harm.

People round here (including me) grow them in the open ground - no root restriction and great flowering - I'd be tempted to bang 'em in the garden.

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