Until around 25 years ago I do not think that I had seen, or at least retained a memory of, an agapanthus.
All that changed when MGW and I purchased an old rambling 1920s home with an equally old and rambling garden.
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We had agapanthus growing everywhere, courtesy of the previous owners.
These are some of the plants that travelled to a new home with us.
Google tells me they are Lily-Of-The-Nile, agapanthus.
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Since our move we have noticed newer varieties being sold and are in the process of establishing some of them in our garden.
The purple variety, in the background is the one we refer to as the ‘Black Aggie’.
Nurseries and Google know it as the Black Pantha, agapanthus.
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My favourite.
The Black Pantha agapanthus has spectacular deep purple colouring which is a gorgeous contrast to the blue agapanthus.
In another part of the garden there are some Queen Mum agapanthus.
The Queen Mum’s should produce decent blooms next spring and summer.
The Queen Mum petals which has dual-toned flower heads with are predominately white flower heads which transition gracefully from a purple base to a white tip.
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These are beautiful flowers, you captured them wonderfully!
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Thank you. Will be keeping my eye opens or more opportunities now that I have somewhere to display them. Quite a few flowers starting to bloom already and daffodils and jonquils are on their way also.
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Lovely, do you have Spring soon?
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Lovely, do you have Spring soon?
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Looking forward to Spring. My father always said the first sign of Spring was the Cootamundra Wattle trees blooming in August. No Wattles (acacia) trees here so I have to rely on the calendar. The media says Spring comes conveniently, on September 1st. My primary school teachers taught that seasons coincided with equinoxes and solstices. Based on that, Spring is seven or nine weeks away.
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Beautiful. They are such an attractive flower and i didn’t know there were so many varieties.
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They are Debbie and I did not know of other varieties until a couple of years ago either.
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Agapanthus is my Aunts favourite so I shall have to find out if she knows this variety 🙂
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I did check the name with MGW before posting and also used Google for further confirmation. I’m not sure if it is an Australian cultivar…..would not think so. Also your Aunt may like the Queen Mum variety I mentioned. I would be interested to know if she has heard of these.
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Yes, the Queen Mum is lovely! I think I’ve seen them at RHS Wisley Gardens.
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We only had a few small Queen Mums this year….hope for better and bigger next summer. RHS? Royal Horticultural Society? Yes it must be…just Googled Wisley Gardens.
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They are gorgeous Woolly! Love the colours and you’ve captured them so well! Thanks for sharing. 😀
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Thank you Sonel. They do provide a display during the warmer months.
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Lovely flowers! I have seen these before but didn’t know what they were. Great contribution – thanks so much for participating! 😀
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Mass plantings do look spectacular during summer heat. I am just pleased that I have photographed some to include here.
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They are lovely flowers. Our Doberman used to love biting the heads off as soon as a new flower started to appear. 🙂
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I think flowers are the only thing that our lab does not taste…..what drives them..?
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Who knows?
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