Before I start trying to disentangle some 10 yearold agapanthus (probably
headbourne hybrids) from a few years growth of ground elder can anyone
describe what the below ground parts of the agapanthus should look like?

Elaine - just trying to get the ground elder out of the paeonies...

The following from a website:
Dividing Agapanthus
Why any division at all? If the container starts cracking under the pressure
from the roots and a larger one gets to heavy to handle, division is the
only answer. Dividing can be rather tricky: the roots clump up so densely
that dividing them is only possible with an axe or a saw. Naturally, this is
rather hard on the roots. Dipping the damaged roots into pulverized wood ash
or sulphur will prevent them from rotting.

Plants which have grown in the garden are a bit easier to divide, as the
roots have more space to spread.

Anyone interested in 'purebred' agapanthus has to revert to division.

Depending on its vigour, the parent plant can be divided after 4 to 5 years.
The separated plant have to have two or three shoots, which must have well
established roots.

The best time for division is immediately after the agapanthus has flowered,
which is from August to September for the evergreens and plants kept in the
garden year round. Deciduous agapanthus in containers can be divided in
March just before their growing season.

Don't know if that helps much.

"John" wrote in message
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Before I start trying to disentangle some 10 yearold agapanthus (probably
headbourne hybrids) from a few years growth of ground elder can anyone
describe what the below ground parts of the agapanthus should look like?

Elaine - just trying to get the ground elder out of the paeonies...

On Fri, 7 Mar 2003 15:44:14 -0000, "John"
wrote:

Before I start trying to disentangle some 10 yearold agapanthus (probably
headbourne hybrids) from a few years growth of ground elder can anyone
describe what the below ground parts of the agapanthus should look like?

Elaine - just trying to get the ground elder out of the paeonies...

Agapanthus have fleshy roots coming from a bulb-like swelling at the
base of the plant, from which the leaves and flower stalk emerge.


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Chris

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