Lillies of the Nile/Agapanthus

[angelina]

I have several Agapanthus in bloom now, and have noticed that as the flowers die, they form seed pods. Does anyone know how to grow new plants from the seeds? I don't know if I should let them dry on the plant, dry on a window sill, or exactly how to grow new plants. Can anyone help?

 

[Snowwark]

Hi Angelina!

I've never grown Agapanthus lillies, so I'm hoping that one of our garden buds who has, can help you out.

I did find one link -Images of Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings- with just a tiny bit of info about the seeds. I hope it helps.

Any buds out there with some good advice for Angelina?

Kim

 

[BigDis2002]

I have some of those in my garden but they have never bloomed is there a secret to getting them to bloom?

 

[angelina]

These were planted last year. They usually bloom in early May, and continue to bloom for several weeks. Last year I only had 1 or 2 bloom, this year, I have more than a dozen blooming now. I read an article in Southern Living about them, and it said they usually need a couple of years to begin blooming well. I have these planted in 4 different places, all fairly shaded except for the ones in the front yard, which are doing best. The ones that get the most afternoon shade aren't doing nearly as well. Out of 8 plants, only 2 are blooming. In New Orleans, there are a lot of them blooming, usually in shady yards. I haven't been growing these long enough to know the secret. I watered them well with Miracle Grow early in the Spring, but I can't explain why some of them are blooming and others not.

 

[BigDis2002]

Thank you for the info, I planted mine last year and they did not bloom last year and so far they haven't this year .I usually do not have a problem with plants performing but these are puzzlers. Mine are in mostly sun a little shade and I use miracle grow and topped beds with compost in feb. maybe they are too young or something.

 

[angelina]

I've read that it takes a couple of seasons for them to begin blooming. I don't think they require a lot of effort to grow. I do remember reading that there are a couple of types--evergreen, which the leaves stay green year round, and the other type where the leaves die back each winter. I looked closely at them this morning, and noticed that although some of them have been blooming for a month, there are still some new buds deep in the foliage, so they'll continue to bloom for another month at least. There are a couple of articles in Southern Living that you can read doing a search on their website.