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Description

Stop and stare at this stunning Agapanthus! This recent African Lily introduction brings serious summer drama, with near-black buds opening into rich violet-purple trumpet blooms held above neat, strappy foliage. Better still, this is a reblooming agapanthus, bred to flower for far longer than many older varieties, bringing colour through summer and into early autumn.

The upright flower stems add height and structure to displays, while the compact habit means it fits beautifully into patio pots, sunny borders, courtyard gardens and smaller spaces. Agapanthus also love container growing, and a pot-grown plant can be moved into a more sheltered spot if very cold winter weather is forecast.

Give 'Poppin' Purple' a sunny position and well-drained soil, and it will reward you with a bold, elegant display. Once established, agapanthus are naturally drought tolerant, making them a smart choice for modern gardens where summers can be dry and gardeners do not want needy plants demanding attention every five minutes. It is hardy, but in colder or wetter gardens, a winter mulch or some pot protection will help keep it happy.

Supplied as an established plant in a 3 litre pot, ready to plant and enjoy.

Top Tips

You will often get more flowers when the roots are restricted, so this is certainly a plant that does better in a pot, which also makes it easier to protect during the winter.

Care Information

Water your plant well prior to planting.
Dig a hole a little deeper and 3 x wider than the nursery pot.
Add a soil conditioner such as well-rotted manure to the earth removed from the hole if necessary.
Tease out a few of the roots before planting in the ground.
Place your plant in the hole so it sits just at surface level.
Refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling).
Firm in the soil with you heel, avoiding the root ball.
Feed with a general-purpose fertiliser monthly from spring until flowering, then, from the end of September reduce watering and feeding to allow the foliage to harden.
In colder parts of the UK, cover the crown of the plant with a deep, dry mulch to protect the plants from hard frosts, or grow in a pot so they can be overwintered in an unheated greenhouse.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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