"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message
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"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message
"Steve J" wrote in message

I am just about to store my agapantha in a frost free location for
the
winter.

I don't have any experience of the evergreen agapanthus but I guess
shearing
off the leaves would weaken the bulb. Do you know which species you
have?

I didn't know there was such a thing as a deciduous agapanthus. I
went scurrying to find my Phillips and Rix book on Perennials but
alas, it's MIA. What's the botanical name of this please Rupert?


AFAIK most if not all agapanthus are prone to loose their leaves with the
first sign of a frost. Mine died back a few weeks ago once cooler weather
arrived. I have seen them kept evergreen by treating as a house plant or in
very mild areas. I had a quick look at the various species and gave up as my
ignorance of the vast variety became too frustrating.