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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: rosebud on August 11, 2009, 17:05:25

Title: AGAPANTHAS
Post by: rosebud on August 11, 2009, 17:05:25
 We should be moving in 3/4wks.

Can anyone tell me if it will be ok to dig up our very large amount of "Agapanthas" see picture in Gallery.
Title: Re: AGAPANTHAS
Post by: saddad on August 11, 2009, 17:54:38
Yes, they are almost indestructible...  :)
Title: Re: AGAPANTHAS
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on August 11, 2009, 19:27:43
Waterlogging can destruct them, as I know from experience. But I imagine they would survive this.
Title: Re: AGAPANTHAS
Post by: saddad on August 11, 2009, 19:29:03
True but they can stand a lot of root loss... when disturbed. We have to split ours with a spade...  :-X
Title: Re: AGAPANTHAS
Post by: gordonsveg on August 12, 2009, 12:46:01
They should be o.k as we bought some agapanthas roots in madeira,all they were was a piece of stem with 1/2 small roots.They were planted into one pot,kept damp and all have sent out new roots and leaves.They were planted in may.
Title: Re: AGAPANTHAS
Post by: 1066 on August 13, 2009, 12:45:18
I thought of this thread when I was in Bexhill today. Went past a florists and saw a beautiful white agapanthus in a big pot. Guess how much?

£65

:o  :o  :o  :o  :o  :o  :o  :o

But if you bought 2 they did you a deal for £100  :-X

Dig it up - its got to be worth a try!

1066
Title: Re: AGAPANTHAS
Post by: valmarg on August 13, 2009, 14:53:23
Only if you stipulated in the contract that you would be taking them with you when you moved.  Plants in the garden are the equivalent of 'fixtures and fittings' in the house.

I have known of a case where the vendor had to return plants.

Sorry to be a bringer of bad news.

1066, if you want any white agapanthus I have a large bed of large and pygmy varieties. ;D

valmarg
Title: Re: AGAPANTHAS
Post by: 1066 on August 13, 2009, 15:15:29
Good point Valmarg, I remember having to state what we were taking from the garden when we moved.

And thanks for the offer but I have a few good plants already  :D
Title: Re: AGAPANTHAS
Post by: rosebud on August 14, 2009, 18:59:56
 VALMARG, yes of course we have said we are taking them with lots of other plants bought as gifts, including the beautifull grass that Lishka bought us when we moved here.
Title: Re: AGAPANTHAS
Post by: valmarg on August 15, 2009, 16:52:50
Quote from: rosebud on August 14, 2009, 18:59:56
VALMARG, yes of course we have said we are taking them with lots of other plants bought as gifts, including the beautifull grass that Lishka bought us when we moved here.

No need to shout at me rosebud. :-[

My only plea in mitigation is that you did not make that clear in your original posting.

valmarg
Title: Re: AGAPANTHAS
Post by: rosebud on August 15, 2009, 21:11:48
Opppps, no intention of shouting Valmarg, i did that by accident  why would i want to shout at you for being helpfull  :) ;) :D ;D.
Title: Re: AGAPANTHAS
Post by: valmarg on August 16, 2009, 21:23:24
The only thing I can say is that I don't know.  Looking at the plants we have, with about 50 flower heads, it would leave one hell of a hole to dig them all up.  Then there are the pygmy variety.

I'm sure you will give them loads of tlc, so they are bound to survive, but it is difficult.

valmarg