Agapanthus Peter Pan

'Agapanthus 'Peter Pan' is an evergreen Agapanthus with a compact habit, featuring beautiful light blue flowering, well suited for small spaces and pot cultivation. This lovely variety, ornamental all year round, produces numerous globular umbels of intense light blue flowers in summer, each trumpet-shaped flower highlighted by a darker midline. This variety is not very hardy: it will thrive on a sunny terrace or in beds under mild climates, in cool but well-drained soil with a tendency towards acidity.

Agapanthus are native to South Africa and belong to the Lily family. 'Peter Pan' is a recent cultivar that stands out mainly for its compact habit and fine foliage. This plant grows and multiplies rapidly from a stump with fleshy rhizomes, forming a dense clump of narrow linear foliage, shiny green, with a minimum diameter of 40cm (16in), expanding over time. Flowering takes place in summer, from June-July to September. Sturdy stems, about 60cm (24in) tall, bear large hemispherical umbels, 15cm (6in) in diameter, composed of about thirty intense lavender-blue campanulate flowers, veined with a darker blue, carried on long peduncles.

Agapanthus 'Peter Pan' brings a beautiful exotic touch to the garden with its large inflorescences that rise above a bouquet of lush foliage. The soothing and bright blue colour of the flowers, as well as their abundance, will add elegance to your flower beds. Unfortunately, it is semi-hardy and disappears below -6/-8°C (21.2/17.6°F), which is why it should be placed in a protected location facing south, and a thick mulch should be applied around its base. Whether in flower beds, borders, large rockeries, pots or containers, Agapanthus is suitable for a wide range of uses. It is particularly well-suited to mild coastal climates. It looks beautiful when combined with other white, mauve or blue varieties in a minimalist setting. It is also very decorative in flower beds with an exotic flair, alongside Kniphofias, Hemerocallis, and Phlomis fruticosa. In harsher climates, cultivate it in a pot that you will store indoors every winter.