Tag: Agapanthus

One of the nicest aspects about walking around the streets in our neighbourhoods is being able to view the diverse range of flowering trees, shrubs, perennials and bulbs that enhance front gardens and, in early August, it’s the showiness of Agapanthus that makes one stop in one’s tracks in admiration.

And so, it was an added pleasure to be able to admire the magnificent evergreen Agapanthus praecox “Madeira Blue” and “Madeira White” in my neighbour’s rear garden.  Linda tells me she purchased the bulbs in Madeira approximately ten years ago, where these perennials have become naturalised throughout the island.

The plants are extremely tall and vigorous and absolutely stunning, with additional flowering stems this year, having outgrown (and broken) previous terracotta pots.  The bulbs have been in the existing plastic pots (sitting on feet) for the past three years, having been divided up – no easy task – and planted into several more containers.  They have not been fed for a while and are not given protection in the winter (it’s a sheltered garden) with the flower heads left on until spring.