Agapanthus Not Flowering This Year

According to agapanthus grower and expert steve hickman the most common problem with agapanthus is that the plant has plenty of leaves but no flowers.

Agapanthus not flowering this year. Good luck for this summer. Instead they are spending time and resources establishing themselves. If plants experience drought or an especially dreary summer then they may flower less well the following year. If you split every year after flowering the previous year its easier to split the clump.

These plants are perennials and often they don t bloom the first year. Feed twice a year in spring and summer with rose fertiliser or apply liquid tomato feed weekly from april until october. Tulbaghia violacea are not unlike the better known purple alliums but. The agapanthus flowering season is summer but that doesn t mean they ll show up automatically in july.

This is the signal. It may not have had at least 6 plus hours of direct sun or enough nutrition. My agapanthus usually flowers really well bgut this year has produced very few flower heads. They are in full sun sandy soil and are usually highly prolific.

Move your plant from a pot to the ground. Here are his tips for growing healthy agapanthus that will produce masses of flowers year after year. Agapanthus often doesn t bloom the first year. Let them acclimate to their location.

Agapanthus are terrific growers and will spread by themselves. If this is their first year don t panic. The clever bit is the pot is only 24 across so in agapanthus terms the repotted clump doesn t have a very big root run anyway. A young bulb may not produce flowers the first year.

Although they like to be potbound to flower well eventually they will flower a lot less or not at all. The only exception is a very hot climate where the plant may benefit from shade during the peak of the afternoon. I have a bed with a number of plants clustered together and some plants have produced no flowers at all. Feed agapanthus are hungry beasts give them what they need.

Here are some other reasons for an agapanthus not flowering. Growing conditions if your agapanthus doesn t bloom it may be craving sunlight as agapanthus needs at least six hours per day. By bunny guinness 26 march 2012 15 40 pm. Otherwise if your plant is in.

Should i dig up the non flowering plants or wait for better luck next year. It should eventually bloom. Nourish it with a fertilizer that contains lots of phosphorous. I don t know how many potted agapanthus you have but as with all gardening advice you could try with one potted specimen to see if it works for you.