Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Photography on July 16 2014, by Matt Newman
It turns out you can have storm clouds sans all that wind, lightning, and falling water. You can even put them in a pot and keep them happily at home.
Agapanthus ‘Storm Cloud’ by the Mosholu Gate – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Gardening Tips on August 16 2010, by Sonia Uyterhoeven
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Those of you who have visited the Garden this year will have noticed the large containers of brilliant blue agapanthus or African lily that decorate the entrance to the Garden Cafe. (The cultivar we are growing this year is ‘Storm Cloud’.)
Agapanthus is hardy from zones 7 or 8 to zone 10. Some of the many species are evergreen, others deciduous; the deciduous species tend to be hardier and benefit from a heavy winter mulch.
The good news for those of you living outside the hardiness zones is that agapanthus love to grow in a pot and don’t mind crowded quarters. In this part of the country, the easiest thing to do in winter is to store the container of agapanthus in a cool basement or garage, and keep the plants from drying out.