tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post2471986337595284835..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: The Many Pretty Faces of AgapanthusMeemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-6274269822960774632010-07-04T21:16:49.514-04:002010-07-04T21:16:49.514-04:00Steve,
I agree, I DO love the tightly grouped buds...Steve,<br />I agree, I DO love the tightly grouped buds and the emergence of each tiny flower is a wonder to observe. They are fascinating specimens in each phase.<br /><br />Diana,<br />Oh, I would be very sad about dogs damaging my agapanthus. Dealing with armadillos is discouraging enough but they don't dig them up ~~ they root up and then trample. No agapanthus so far though... plenty of Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-37340859038220114612010-07-04T21:06:52.771-04:002010-07-04T21:06:52.771-04:00Your butterfly photographs are very beautiful! I&#...Your butterfly photographs are very beautiful! I'm planting more flowers to attract butterflies and pollinators, they're starting to come around. Have a happy 4th of July and a great weekend, God bless!Priscilla @ Homegrown Delighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720403308060570320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-276345074171673592010-07-04T13:16:03.032-04:002010-07-04T13:16:03.032-04:00Hi Meems, Just stopping by to say HELLO --and see...Hi Meems, Just stopping by to say HELLO --and see how you are. Looks like life and gardening in FL is still GREAT... Hope you have a wonderful 4th of July.<br /><br />I noticed that Marmie has stopped blogging...<br /><br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-60460993840068376462010-07-04T10:48:38.082-04:002010-07-04T10:48:38.082-04:00Wow - those are beautiful shots of your Lilies. T...Wow - those are beautiful shots of your Lilies. They are among my very favorites. But sadly, my dog started digging them up in the back yard (guess she likes them, too) and now the deer have eaten the transplanted ones in the front yard down to the mulch! I can't win. Made me appreciate yours all the more! Looking forward to meeting you at Buffa10 next week!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-12161560689457796262010-07-03T09:10:04.205-04:002010-07-03T09:10:04.205-04:00My favorite phase is when the tight flowerbuds sta...My favorite phase is when the tight flowerbuds start to emerge. I feel that the closed flowers are even more amazing than the open "pop poms"! I have these in a dry area of my front yard as well as a wet mound in the back. It seems that they do well in wet soil as long as the crow isn't sitting in water, and those plants always look the lushest anyways. The green anoles and Steve Asbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-28662043290456110162010-07-02T22:30:12.885-04:002010-07-02T22:30:12.885-04:00Jake,
Are you loving gardening in KY?
Dave,
They...Jake,<br />Are you loving gardening in KY? <br /><br />Dave,<br />They really do make a nice show the more of them there are. What I love is the way the greenery of the foliage fills in on the ground level almost as much as that flower.<br /><br />Sunita,<br />Oh, you would love this plant if it does grow there. Your climate seems like the right environment for them although if not available Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-47455472557838490832010-07-01T22:51:21.182-04:002010-07-01T22:51:21.182-04:00Meems, that's so breathtakingly lovely! No won...Meems, that's so breathtakingly lovely! No wonder its among your 'plants you cant live without'!<br />I wonder whether it'll grow and bloom here. Does it bloom only in summer?Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-81463685350973028452010-07-01T15:58:24.614-04:002010-07-01T15:58:24.614-04:00Our Lily of the Niles are bloomong quite well here...Our Lily of the Niles are bloomong quite well here in West Central Florida. This year we seem to have multiple shades of purple. At first I thought something was wrong, but later realized that it is common for them to vary their color. In mass, they are wonderful.<br />Thanks for the variety of photos showing all the stages of development.Davehttp://gardeningonadime.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-84783004197599006262010-07-01T13:28:15.510-04:002010-07-01T13:28:15.510-04:00Agapanthus is one plant that I really miss seeing ...Agapanthus is one plant that I really miss seeing since I am no longer in Florida. It is so beautiful!<br /><br />JakeJakehttp://nelsonpg.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-71641372112849127072010-07-01T07:22:22.337-04:002010-07-01T07:22:22.337-04:00Rhonda,
An easy mistake with all the common names ...Rhonda,<br />An easy mistake with all the common names thrown at plants. Your lily of the nile bloomed so much sooner than mine. The more you have the longer you can enjoy the flower as they never shoot up all at once.<br /><br />Susan,<br />The colors vary from lighter to darker but nothing like the deep purple you refer to. It is a completely different looking plant even with narrower leaves. IMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-74177044031747870562010-07-01T00:23:42.492-04:002010-07-01T00:23:42.492-04:00I first came across these wonderful plants when I ...I first came across these wonderful plants when I lived for a year on the slopes of Haleakala on Maui. I would so love to grow them, but they do very badly in South Florida. Still, looking at your fabulous photos brings back very fond memories, so I thank you for that.Terra Mirabilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889673556489343913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-79527325172160922982010-06-30T22:05:55.511-04:002010-06-30T22:05:55.511-04:00Hi Meems...I totally agree with you about agapanth...Hi Meems...I totally agree with you about agapanthus. It's a real stunner and is, without a doubt, one of my favorites, too. I've noticed that my large variety comes in two different shades...a light purple and a darker purple. I never noticed it until this year. Have you noticed the same about yours? I have a smaller variety that is a dark purple on shorter stems. It's a beauty, too.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106128705768954876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-5581839981495789012010-06-29T22:06:27.873-04:002010-06-29T22:06:27.873-04:00Too funny. I thought Lily of the Nile was a comple...Too funny. I thought Lily of the Nile was a completely different plant. I just reread the text and realized that it is another name for Agapanthus.Rhondahttp://globalchirp.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-69809630166742993982010-06-29T21:26:35.968-04:002010-06-29T21:26:35.968-04:00Your descriptions are wonderful as usual. My one l...Your descriptions are wonderful as usual. My one lonely agapanthus needs friends. I'll look for Lily of the Nile also.Rhondahttp://globalchirp.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-85938814945093445142010-06-29T07:32:26.657-04:002010-06-29T07:32:26.657-04:00NanaK,
Have you tried giving them a dose of bone m...NanaK,<br />Have you tried giving them a dose of bone meal? Or even some other balanced fertilizer would give them the extra boose they might need to flower. There's still time. One other thought... I do think there is a delicate balance between the amount of sunlight they recieve and placing them in shifting shade as well. I have a few that are in more shade than they started out due to Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-76016677786643025312010-06-29T07:20:58.800-04:002010-06-29T07:20:58.800-04:00Have had little luck growing them in Charleston. ...Have had little luck growing them in Charleston. I think our cold, wet winters are not great and keep them from performing well here.compost in my shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572258657523962702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-86478525385477835812010-06-29T06:59:18.389-04:002010-06-29T06:59:18.389-04:00I enjoyed seeing and hearing ALL about your Lily o...I enjoyed seeing and hearing ALL about your Lily of the Nile. I have a few that aren't blooming yet. I love them and am enjoying seeing them bloom just about everywhere I go. Hopefully, soon I will see them in my garden too.NanaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425496284594894548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-51199280654457187602010-06-28T23:15:44.494-04:002010-06-28T23:15:44.494-04:00Cameron,
They are reported to do well in container...Cameron,<br />They are reported to do well in containers ~ especially if crowded together. <br /><br />Lola,<br />I discovered one stray white one this year among all the blue. It is a mystery as I have no idea where it came from. The dark ones are stunning but the plant doesn't seem to be as hardy.<br /><br />BelleAQ,<br />A fellow admirer. You know first-hand what a great asset they are to Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-48059506927087887352010-06-28T18:31:03.047-04:002010-06-28T18:31:03.047-04:00I remember agapanthus growing in our garden in sou...I remember agapanthus growing in our garden in southern California as a child. It is a trademark plant there since many gardeners have discovered it's charms. Some gardeners also grow it here in the desert....I may need to try growing some too :-)Noelle Johnson https://www.blogger.com/profile/12198931083102476324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-80468628548336105142010-06-28T17:58:11.432-04:002010-06-28T17:58:11.432-04:00You can ramble all you want,Meems.It's your bl...You can ramble all you want,Meems.It's your blog.<br />Agapanthus is one thing I don't have.I must add those.<br />Stunning photos as always.Kudos!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-58784271926102008282010-06-28T15:08:00.453-04:002010-06-28T15:08:00.453-04:00Meems,
As always, a fantastic post with gorgeous ...Meems,<br /><br />As always, a fantastic post with gorgeous flowers. Have you considered writing a book? You truly have the gift of writing; there is always room for another Florida gardening book! I am going to give the Agapanthas another go next spring. I have not had as much success with them. Do you find snails an issue with them? I have had that problem with some lilies.<br /><br />I Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826323185251053559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-20833663880513616962010-06-28T12:00:08.522-04:002010-06-28T12:00:08.522-04:00I've seen so many beautiful Agapanthus bloomin...I've seen so many beautiful Agapanthus blooming this year! All of your photos have made me decide this is a plant I have to have!Grower Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561476915875077550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-43419256661685492592010-06-28T11:21:09.491-04:002010-06-28T11:21:09.491-04:00Hi Meems! What a timely post---I just ordered (ov...Hi Meems! What a timely post---I just ordered (over the internet) 10 very small starter plants of this beautiful plant. Are they fast growing? Thanks for the wonderful ramblings- I always read every word.<br /><br />And, by the way, thanks to you, I now have over 200 caladiums in my bare-only-two-months-ago garden and they are flourishing and look stunning! Thank you for your inspirations--SW_Fla_gardener_wannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446130410484337134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-23251502841001785772010-06-28T09:32:50.867-04:002010-06-28T09:32:50.867-04:00Meems, your Lilies are absolutely beautiful! I'...Meems, your Lilies are absolutely beautiful! I'm glad yours are showing...and what a great show it is! I'm keeping my fingers crossed, along with you, for mine. NEVER apologize for going on and on about a worthy plant...it's our right as gardeners! :)Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123627573356760362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-22516117085221203822010-06-28T08:48:44.143-04:002010-06-28T08:48:44.143-04:00This is also a longtime fave of mine. Very hardy p...This is also a longtime fave of mine. Very hardy plants, definitely worth it to plant them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com