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Agapanthus can be great selection for a container garden , or for take interruption with beautiful efflorescence in a sunny , sheltered and free - draining border .
“ Agapanthus is a various garden plant with foliation that furnish structure when not in flower , which then broadcast out tall efflorescence stemswith striking clusters of bell - shaped flowers , ” say Horticulturist Colin Skelly , who completed his Master of Horticulture qualification with the RHS .
“ I have grow unlike varieties in motley borders , planted as specimens and more naturalistically and in orotund and little pots .
“ In all of these situations , they require minimum sustenance for a mickle of horticultural return . ”
But which variety should you grow ?
Below , we heel some of the excellent options to consider – all of which ( exceptA.‘Peter Pan ’ ) have been given an RHS Award of Garden Merit .
Expert Choices
When building our list we spoke with Patrick Fairweather , one of the leading growers of Agapanthus in the UK and MD of Fairweather ’s Nursery .
We inquire him to share his favorite diversity .
“ I have it off ‘ Northern Star ’ , as its hardy and deciduous , ” said Patrick .
“ I have it in my prime bed and it comes back year after year with large , stripy , disconsolate risque blossom . ”
you may regain more information on ‘ Northern Star ’ in our detailed leaning below .
“ ‘ Ever White ’ is a brilliant reblooming white Agapanthus that is great in a pot or at the front of a border , ” Patrick adds .
“ For a dramatic patio industrial plant in a pot , I would choose ‘ Full Moon ’ . This is a tall variety that has large , rounded , pale bluish umbels . ”
Read on to discover just some of the great Agapanthus varieties that you might consider :
1)A.‘Arctic Star’
‘ Arctic Star ’ grows to a height of around 80 centimetre , with a 50 cm spread out .
It flowers in July and August , and has creamy buds that open to pale blue / clean blooming .
These direct contrast well with gray - greenish foliage .
2)A.‘Fireworks’
‘ Fireworks ’ grows to around 60 cm tall .
It is an evergreen type of Agapanthus , which bears round umbels of upright white buds which open to uncover trump - shaped blooms with empurpled - blue basis and white-hot , flaring petal tips .
3)A.‘Midnight Star’
If you are looking for a hardier , deciduous Agapanthus with deeper blue heyday then this is an excellent pick .
The deep blue - hued blooms on this cultivar are give birth from mid to late summer , at a summit of between 50 curium and 1 m.
4)A.‘Hoyland Blue’
Another evergreen plant eccentric , ‘ Hoyland Blue ’ grows to around 75 cm tall .
It has broad , strap - shape foliage above which the livid to pale aristocratical flowers tower from the late summer into autumn .
5)A. inapertus‘Avalanche’
This herbaceous recurrent grows up to around 80 atomic number 96 in superlative .
It has relatively upright leaf and its smashed fore are surmounted by dangle , tubular clean flowers in recent summer and early in the autumn .
6)A.‘Twister’
This compendious option grows only around 50 cm tall .
The trumpet - shaped flush are a deep blue - purple at the base , with blank bakshis which erupt outwards .
It is also sometimes referred to as ‘ Indigo Frost ’ .
7)A.‘Loch Hope’
A hardier pick , ‘ Loch Hope ’ is another undecomposed deciduous Agapanthus to consider .
It grows a niggling taller than options discuss thus far , to a height of around 1.2 m.
It has beautiful deep dingy flowers .
8)A.‘Northern Star’
This is another great selection if you love including plenty of dark and purple hues in your garden .
‘ Northern Star ’ grows up to around 1 molarity in summit , and its flowers are a deep violet - blue , with delicate purple banding down the heart of each petal .
9)A.‘Peter Franklin’
A tall and dramatic Agapanthus , the stems on this flora can soar up to around 1.5 grand in pinnacle .
This is another more warm evergreen plant option .
The flower on their large round umbels are a pure and pristine livid .
10)A.‘Royal Blue’
With bell - shape flower of a vibrant reddish blue - blue , this is another deciduous Agapanthus to consider .
The flush are bear in belated summer , and grow to a height of around 75 cm .
11)A.‘Snow Cloud’
With the synonym ‘ Fragrant Snow ’ , this Agapanthus lives up to its name calling , hold beautiful liberal balls of snow-white bloodless flowers in the summertime months .
The erect stems on this cultivar can grow to a height of around 1.2 m.
12)A.‘Purple Delight’
The name rather yield it away – the flower of this kind of Agapanthus are indeed a endearing violet chromaticity .
The purple funnel shape - shaped prime in their rounded umbel come along from mid - summer to early fall .
Their stems grow to a elevation of around 90 curium .
13)A.‘Peter Pan’
This is a midget Agapanthus that will grow to a maximum of half a metre .
This assortment has beautiful lilac and white unclothe flowers and contrasting yellow stamen which will brook out in any garden .
This is the only type of Agapanthus on our list which has not received the RHS AGM .
14)A.‘Flower of Love’
This compact deciduous Agapanthus has lovely deep downcast flowers , born on erect stanch that grow to around 50 atomic number 96 marvelous .
This Agapanthus is in bloom through the summer calendar month .
15)A.‘Jacaranda’
This is an evergreen plant Agapanthus with purple - gamy flowers , with recondite chevron down the spunk of each petal .
This is an earlier inflorescence case , and digest its prime on 90 cm high-pitched stems between June and August .
16)A.praecoxsubsp.orientalis‘Royal Velvet’
This Agapanthus uprise to a tiptop of around 75 centimeter .
The rounded bloom heads are a recondite purple , with a darker central grade insignia down each one .
There is also a empurpled tinge around the base of the leaves and flower stems .
Key Considerations
When choosing an Agapanthus , the first thing to weigh is the hardihood of the variety you are view .
Some can winter outdoors with some protective covering , while others are in spades more tender and will usually need to be brought undercover into an unheated glasshouse for the wintertime month .
They range from half - stout ( H3 ) , requiring a very balmy winter or an unheated greenhouse to H5 ( intrepid through most of the UK even during uttermost winter ) .
Deciduous type are generally hardier , and evergreens more tender , but hardiness military rating can vary even within each of these two category .
Of course , another central consideration will be colour .
Many Agapanthus are in spook of over-embellished - blueness , but there are livid options .
And some have bi - coloured flowers .
Some larger , tall Agapanthus will work best in a border , while more compact options are often estimable choices for container .
