AGAPANTHUS: COLLECTION NO 1

3 Easy, free-flowering and mid-sized varieties for pots or border. Chosen from our best hardy varieties. A mix of blue and white. This collection is excellent value for money. Hardy but will need protection from severe frost if grown in containers(D)

Height: 24 - 36"

Flowers: Summer

AGAPANTHUS AIMEE

This new agapanthus was launched at 2009 Tatton Park Flower Show. Medium height with very pretty flowers of alternating white and powder blue petals. (D)

Height: 30"

Flowers: July-August

£7.00 each; 3= £18.00

AGAPANTHUS AUGUST BELLS (DYERI)

The correct name for this superb Agapanthus is A.  inapertus subsp intermedius 'August Bells'. It was awarded its AGM after the recent trial at Wisley. It produces a mass of deep blue pendulous flowers in stiff,upright stems.  We have found it fully hardy here in our open field. A rarely seen but excellent garden plant. (D)

Height: 4’

Flowers: Aug-Sep 

£7.00 each; 3 = £18.00

AGAPANTHUS BEN HOPE

One of the excellent ’royal’ series, producing masses of well shaped, mid blue flowers. One of the earliest to flower, often at the beginning of July. Exceptionally floriferous. Good front of border plant or neat enough for a small pot.

Height: 30”

Flowers: July (D)

£7.00each; 3 = £a8.00

AGAPANTHUS BLACK PANTHA

(E)Amazing velvet purple, slightly nodding flowers in a large head. Large flowering size plants. 

Height: 4’

Flowers: August

AGAPANTHUS BLUE GIANT (Back in Black)

This plant seems to listed under a series of names 'Back in Black' being the most recent but we have grown it for 40 years as 'Blue Giant'. A fine form with medium heads of deepest blue flowers on dark stems.Distinct compact dark foliage. Always a best seller at Tatton. probably an intermedius cultivar. (D)

Height: 36"

Flowers: July-August

£7.00 each; 3 = £18.00

AGAPANTHUS BLUE IMP

(D) Vivid, almost electric blue flowers in tight heads. Another of the excellent 'Royal' series from John Bond at Savile Gardens. Not too tall so good front of border plant.

Height: 30"

Flowers: July-August

£6.50 each; 3 = £18.00

AGAPANTHUS BLUE MOON

A truly magnificant plant long admired here. It is the last to flower, with huge grey-blue flowers on stiff stems. Although the foliage is more like that of the evergreen cultivars it is fully deciduous and hardy. (D) A real statement plant.

Height:36"

Flowers:Late Aug-Sep

 £7.50 each; 3 = £20.00

AGAPANTHUS BRESSINGHAM BLUE

Vigorous plants producing masses of intense dark blue, nodding flowers. Very distinct and later than many. An old cultivar but still excellent.   (D)

Height:24"

Flowers: Aug-Sept

Price: £6.00 each; 3 = £16.00

AGAPANTHUS BROADLEIGH BABE

(D) One of our own seedlings. This distinct variety is later flowering than most, producing a real display of massed rich deep blue flower on very stiff, upright stems.    Very effective  and fully hardy. Open ground divisions from our own field.

Height: 36"

Flowers: Aug-Sept 

Price: £7.00 each; 3 = £18.00

AGAPANTHUS BUCKINGHAM PALACE

One of the tallest hybrids with intense blue flowers.Magnificent at the back of a sunny border. (D)

Height: 5’

Flowers: July-Aug

£6.00 each; 3 = £16.00

AGAPANTHUS CODII

A tall variety with large mid blue flowers on stiff stems. A very handsome variety.(D)

height: 4’

Flowers: July-August

Price: £5.50 each; 3 = £14.50

AGAPANTHUS DNJEPR

This late flowering variety has midsized flowers on dark stems.The blue flowers have a conspicuous dark stripe in the centre of every petal. Very free flowering. (D)

Height: 4’

August

£6.00 each; 3 = £16.00

AGAPANTHUS DONAU

Large flowers of intense blue on dark stems. Upright and dramatic.Late flowering. Another of the fine Rivers of Europe cultivars (D)

Height: 4ft

Flowers: July

Price: £6.00 each; 3 = £16.00

AGAPANTHUS DOUBLE DIAMOND

 A very dwarf variety with large fully double white flowers that smother the plant.Front of sunny border, raised bed or ideal for containers (D)

Height: 8"

Flowers: July-August

AGAPANTHUS ENIGMA

(E)A fantastic new hybrid. The huge white flowers have deep  blue stems and base to the petals. Huge heads. Dramatic.  It really does need a large pot. It also has the advantage of not beeing too tall.

Height:3’

Flowers: late Aug

AGAPANTHUS EVERWHITE

 A dwarf variety with largeheads of  white flowers that smother the plant.Front of sunny border, raised bed or ideal for containers. Outstanding in the Trial (E) Fowering size plants

Height: 24"

Flowers: July-August

AGAPANTHUS FIREWORKS

 Like an evergreen Twister but with dark blue backs and pedicels to the white flowers and larger heads. Hardy here in the garden but spectacular in a pot.  Outstanding in the Trial.  Flowering size plants (E)

Height: 24"

Flowers: July-August

AGAPANTHUS GLACIER STREAM

This excellent white cultivar has masses of medium sized heads. Pot or border. One of the earliest. (D)

Height: 3-4ft

Flowers: Jul-Aug

Price: £6.50 each; 3 = £18.00

AGAPANTHUS GOLDEN RULE

Unlike many variegated Agapanthus this one is hardy and free flowering. Mid blue flowers above gold edged leaves. very distinct with an overall golden caste to the plant. (D)

Height: 24"

Flowers: Aug

Price: £6.50 each; 3 = £17.60

AGAPANTHUS GRASSKOP

A spectacular new variety with nodding heads of the deepest blue opening from almost black buds. possibly the darkest in flower to date.  Late flowering (E)

Height: 36"

Flowers: August-Sept

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AGAPANTHUS HEADBOURNE BLUE

The rosette of thin, strap-shaped leaves gives rise to showy clusters of mid-blue flowers. Very hardy. Seed raised so they are all heights and shades of blue. Perfect for massing along a sunny wall or border or even on a sunny bank. We send large plants ready to flower the following year though you might be lucky in the first year after moving. (D

Height:3-4'

Flowers:Aug-Sep

3 = £15.00

AGAPANTHUS HEADBOURNE WHITE

Free flowering white selections.Just as vigorous and free flowering as the blues. (D)

Height:36"

Flowers: July/Sep

price £6.00 each; 3 = £16.00

AGAPANTHUS ICE BLUE STAR

(D) Large, very full heads of superb ice-blue flowers on upright stems.Free flowering, the flowers standing well above the leaves. One of the very best garden plants. The paler colour really shows off in the garden. The heads are very long lasting.

Height: 4’

Flowers: July - August

price £7.00 each; 3 = £18.00

AGAPANTHUS ICE LOLLY

Unlike most white flowered agapanthus this variety has pure white flowers on green stems with no hint of purple. Fully hardy (D)

height: 3-4’

Flowers: July-August

£6.00 each; 3 = £16.00

AGAPANTHUS INAPERATUS 'SKY

 Unusual slender tubular nodding sky blue flowers on very stiff, upright stems. A very graceful upright plant with masses of flower heads. Late flowering. Fully hardy and very distinct. (D)

Height: 36"

Flowers: Aug

£6.50 each; 3 = £18.00

AGAPANTHUS ISIS

A reliable old hybrid with masses of dark blue, rather open flowers. Late flowering. (D)

Height: 36"

Flowers: August

£5.50 each; 3 = £14.50

AGAPANTHUS JACK'S BLUE

A fine compact variety with huge heads of large purple-blue flowers. Spectacular and late flowering. Like a waterfall of blue.  (E)

Height: 3’

Flowers: August-September

AGAPANTHUS JONNY'S WHITE (NEW)

An excellent short  variety with waxy white flowers. It stood out among our seedlings and has proved a fine garden plant, reliable and free flowering winning its AGM at the recent Wisley 4 year trial.(D)

height: 18"

Flowers: July-August

Price £7.00 each; 3 = £18.00

AGAPANTHUS KOBOLD

Very upright hybrid with stiff stems. The large flowers are a good clear blue. Free flowering. (D)

Height: 3-4’

Flowers: July-August

Price: £6.00 each; 3 = £18.00

AGAPANTHUS LILIPUT

One of the best dwarf hardy hybrids. Neat clumps of bright blue flowers above very narrow leaves. It seems to need more sun than many and hates excessive water. Good on large rock garden or in a pot.(D)

Height: 14"

Flowers: Jul.

Price: £6.00 each; 3 = £16.00

AGAPANTHUS LITTLECOURT

The beautiful white flowers with dark stems completely cover the plant. From a friend’s garden, this compact hybrid is one of the last to flower. Perfect for the front of a sunny border where it smothewrs itself in flowers. It is doing well in the Agapanthus trial at Wisley.  (D)

Height:18"

Flowers: Aug-Sep

Price: £6.00 each; 3 = £16.00

AGAPANTHUS LOCH HOPE

(D) Very large deep blue flowers on tall stems. Late flowering .  It was used effectively at the back of the long border at Wisley. Not to be confused with the evergreen praecox cultivar masquerading under the same name. This is another of  John Bond's Royal series and came directly from him. We supplied the plants to the trial.

Height: 4-5’

Flowers: August-Sept

AGAPANTHUS MEGAN'S MAUVE

 (E)A fantastic new evergreen agapanthus hybrid with stunning large heads of lavender blue flowers.  A wonderful new colour break. Not too tall so makes a perfect subject for a large pot. Plant in a loam based compost and keep frost free. One of the very best. Large plants.

Flowers: late Aug

Height: 3'-4'

AGAPANTHUS MIDNIGHT STAR

Still one of the best garden hybrids. Large heads of intense deep blue. One of the darkest blues. One of the best and always a show winner. Makes fabulous free flowering large clumps. Fully hardy. Divisions from our large field grown stock. It is sometimes called Navy Blue but they are the same plant (D)

Height: 4'

Flowers: Jul-Aug

£7.50 each; 3 = £20.00

AGAPANTHUS NAVY BLUE

Intense deep blue flowers produced in profusion. A firm favourite. A synonym of Midnight Star. Flowering size these are grown from micro propagated plugs. (D)

Height:36"

Flowers: Jul-Aug

price: £7.50 each; 3 = £20.00

AGAPANTHUS NORTHERN STAR

A superb new hybrid with intense deep blue flowers produced in profusion. Fabulous in the new rose garden at Wisley. It is going to prove to be one of the very best modern cultivars. Neat in and out of flower.  (D)

Height:36" - 48"

Flowers: Jul-Aug

£7.50 each

AGAPANTHUS PINO

 Free flowering compact variety with masses of intense blue flowers. Pot or border this variety excelled itself in the recent Wisley trial (D)

Height: 24"

Flowers: August

AGAPANTHUS PRAECOX ( Scily islands agapanthus)

A magnificent plant with huge heads of mid blue flowers, each with a striking darker central stripe. Our plants are almost too big to post. All have flowered. This is Agapanthus that fills the coastal gardens of the SW . Needs protection from frost in colder areas. (E)

Height: 4 - 5’

Flowers: August

AGAPANTHUS PRAECOX ALBIFLORUS

A magnificent plant with very large heads of pure white. Although taditionally grown in pots we have found it hardy in the open garden where it flowers a little later. Useful to extend the season.  It is magnificent in pots.  (E)

Height: 4'

Flowers: Aug-Sep

Price: £7.00 each; 3 = £18.00

AGAPANTHUS PRAECOX DOUBLE FLOWERED

(E) An unusual short flowered agapanthus with large heads of  fully double, mid blue flowers. We have some large flowering plants available.  Only suitable for a pot but certainly very different. 

Height: 30"

Flowers: August

AGAPANTHUS PRAECOX VARIEGATA

A dwarf agapanthus with superb gold variegated leaves. Perfect for containers. the mid blue flowers are a bonus.(E)

Height: 18"

Flowers : August-Sept

Price: £5.50 each; 3 = £14.50

AGAPANTHUS PROFUSION

This compact plant lives up to its name, producing a mass of small, dense heads of mid blue. Very floriferous. Front of border or pot. (D)

Height: 24"

Flowers: Jul-Aug

£7.00 each; 3 = £18.00

AGAPANTHUS QUEEN MUM

(E) A fantastic new evergreen agapanthus hybrid. The huge white flowers have bright  blue stems and base to the petals. It is much taller than Enigma producing truly show stopping flowers in huge heads.  Very dramatic.  It really does need a large pot. 

Height:4-5’

Flowers: late Aug

AGAPANTHUS RHONE

Very showy with large dark blue flowers on dark stems. Upright, free flowering and very early; one of the first to flower making a wonderful show in our field.  (D)

Height: 2.6"

Flower:July

£6.50 each; 3 = £17.60 

AGAPANTHUS ROYAL BLUE

This is another of the Royal Series from John Bond when he was at Savile gardens.  Although the flowers are not large they are almost an electric blue. Always a show winner. Pots or borders. Very floriferous. (D)

Height: 30"

Flowers: Jul-Aug

Price: £7.00; 3 = £18.00

AGAPANTHUS ROYAL VELVET

NEW A star in  the garden this year. A succession of real velvet purple flowers. Very distinct and late flowering. Young Plants

Height: 36"

Flowers: Aug - Sept

AGAPANTHUS SAVILE BLUE

Very large, mid blue flowers on stiff stems. Fabulous container plant.  We do know the corret name for this plant which was mis-supplied many years ago(E)

Height:4'

Flowers: Aug

AGAPANTHUS SILVER BABY

 A hardy evergreen variety producing a mass of elegant flowers of the palest silver blue over a long period. Stunning in the trial in pots and the open ground. Dwarf (E)

Height: 18"

Flowers: July-August

AGAPANTHUS SILVER MOON

Probably the best variegated Agapanthus - this one actually flowers. Leaves longer and more lax than most and brightly variegated. Makes handsome clumps. Pretty hardy so good for front of a sunny border but also excellent in pots. Mid blue flowers and brightly variegated silver leaves.  Ideal for a conservatory as it keeps its leaves all winter.  (E)

Height:24"

Fllowers: Jul/Sep

AGAPANTHUS SNOW CRYSTAL

A superb evergreen variety with very full large heads of pure white round flowers. It seems to be reasonably hardy but makes a fabulous pot plant. One of the best new cultivars  and outstanding in the RHS trial (E) 

 Height: 3’ 6"

Flowers: August

AGAPANTHUS SNOW SHADOWS

This variety is very popular at the Tatton Park show where it was named by competition. The white flowers are heavily marked with blue/purple and have dark stems. The whole flowers takes a pink tinge as it ages and is very distinctive.. (D)

Flowers: July-August

Height: 4’

Price: £6.00 each; 3 = £16.00

AGAPANTHUS STORM CLOUD

(E) Huge very full,very large heads of pale blue flowers. Quite superb and the centrepiece of our Tatton Park Show display. Although it is evergreen we had such a large stock we tried some outside in the open field where they have flourished. Very large plants. Excellent in pots or open garden where they make impressive clumps.

 Height: 4-5’

Flowers: August £7.50 each; 3 - £20.00

AGAPANTHUS SUPER STAR

(D) The mid-blue flowers are produced in profusion. A sister seedling to Midnight Star and Ice Blue Start and just as vigorous. Excellent in pots or borders.

Height: 3-4’

Flowers: July - August

£6.50 each; 3 = £18.00

AGAPANTHUS TIMARU

(E)Enormous heads of intense blue flowers.

Height:4-5’

Flowers: Aug-Sep

AGAPANTHUS TRIUMPHATOR

Masses of tall, mid blue flowers. Very upright and distinct.One of the first to flower. (D)

Height: 4’

Flowers:July-August

£6.00 each; 3 = £16.00

AGAPANTHUS TWISTER

(E)  A most distinct new Agapanthus. Probably hardy but very dramatic in a pot. The white flowers have a very obvious blue base to the petals. Free flowering and modest stature. Flowering size plants. Few only

Height:24"

Flowers: July-August

AGAPANTHUS WHITE DWARF

A neat compact form priducing masses of medium size heads of pure white flowers. Excellent in pots or front of a sunny border. Hardy.(D)

Height: 20"

Flowers: Aug

 Price: £6.00 each; 3 = £16.00

AGAPANTHUS WINDSOR GREY

Huge heads of a beautiful delicate shade of pale blue; definitely not grey!. Superb plant for pots or
borders. Very impressive in the Rose Garden at Wisley (D)

Height: 4’

Flowers:July-August

£7.00 each; 3 = £18.00

AGAPANTHUS WOLGA

(D) Large heads of mid blue flowers on very stiff, upright stems. Excellent for cutting. Hardy and a good doer.

Height: 3-4’

Flowers: Jul-Aug

£6.00each; 3 = £16.00