How to make a Christmas wreath
Detailed instructions on how to put together a foraged Christmas wreath from your garden.
1 x 9cm pot 511355-1 | £11.95 |
Delivery mid June
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3 x 9cm pots 511355-3 | £32.95 |
Delivery mid June
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When in stock, please allow up to 4-6 weeks for despatch. For fruit & veg bare roots/crowns or potatoes, please allow up to 2 weeks for despatch.
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Bi-colour agapanthus can sometimes be less hardy that single-colour forms, but not this one, as it is deciduous so is more suited to our winters.
It produces masses of open trumpet flowers in white and pale blue and, like all agapanthus, is ideal for a hot, dry summer bed as it doesn't need lots of TLC.
Genus | Agapanthus |
Group/Species | x hybrida |
Variety | Twister |
Type | Perennial |
Common Name | African Lily |
Border Position | Container Garden |
Soil Type | Broad Tolerance |
Scent | Unscented |
Site | Full Sun |
Moisture | Well-drained |
Height | 60cm (24in) |
Spacing | 30cm (12in) |
Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Agapanthus grow best in moisture-retentive soil in a site that receives sun for most of the day. On heavy soils, mix in grit when planting. Space 30cm (12in) apart with crowns 5cm (2in) below the ground. Agapanthus are well-suited to being grown in pots, which can then be brought into a conservatory or greenhouse for the winter. For containers use a good quality peat-free compost with slow release feed granules added, for long-term feed. You can also try planting into a pot and sinking into the ground; restricting the roots will encourage flower production. |
Care Tips | Feed with a high potassium fertiliser, such as comfrey pellets, monthly from spring until flowering. It may take two or three years for plants to establish before flowering really takes off, but after this they will grow in to long-flowering clumps. If clumps become too big, they can be lifted and split every four to five years. Overwinter with a dry mulch. If you are far north, we recommend growing these in pots so that you can bring them out of the frosts for winter. Protect against slugs and snails. |
Flowering | July - September |
Vase Life | Excellent cut flowers and lovely seed pods too. |
Harvesting | Flower production: 3 months. |
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Detailed instructions on how to put together a foraged Christmas wreath from your garden.
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Plant Delivery - When in stock, please allow up to 4-6 weeks for despatch. For fruit & veg bare roots/crowns or potatoes, please allow up to 2 weeks for despatch.
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Agapanthus 'Twister' reviews
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Marjorie
I couldn’t understand how anyone could put such a poor specimen in the post. I couldn’t return it due to being in recovery from major surgery. It consisted of 2 weak very slender short leaves and 1 dried up yellow leaf. Cost around £10. |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by June It is still in the greenhouse. It had two leaves about two inches tall and hopefully will flower some time in the future! Very disappointing. |