On 28/6/07 18:10, in article ,
"Chris Hogg" wrote:

On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:30:19 -0700, La Puce
wrote:

On 27 Jun, 18:16, Chris Hogg wrote:
I have an evergreen agapanthus (Storm Cloud or Dark Storm, got both,
can't remember which this is), planted a couple of years ago. It is
not doing very well, and in particular, this year many of the older
leaves have gone a dark dirty purple over the last few months. It had
a little Growmore in the spring, but otherwise it's been left to its
own devices. See
http://i12.tinypic.com/5xetyix.jpght...om/6csbqk3.jpg
Any suggestions as to what is happening?

They are usually disease free but don't like wet conditions. Have you
had much rain lately?! Have you first noticed some black spots and
then the whole leaves turned black? If yes, it's rot.

No, it's not rot. Soil is well drained, and recently we've had less
rain than most. The purple leaves are quite wholesome and show no
signs of decay as such. Other agapanthus varieties that I have go
really mushy when they rot, after a frost gets them for example. These
purple leaves been developing over several months.


Chris, I suggest you contact Bowden Hostas, one of the National Collection
Holders: http://www.bowdenhostas.com/
I asked Ray for his opinion and it's a new one on him. *Everyone* has had a
lot of rain lately, so if that were the cause, we'd hear about it from a lot
of urglers. All I can tell you is that here in the very wet but warmish SW,
our evergreen Ags are green, healthy and budding. In the meantime, could
yours have been 'caught' by some spray or other or even by a sudden cold
snap?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
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