Agapanthus Three Sisters ( Everwhite, Popinpurple, Fireworks)

The Agapanthus Three Sisters is actually the combination of 3 cultivars of similar size and behaviour to enjoy 3 different types of flowers in a single plant. In this case, they are the Everpanthus Everwhite, Popinpurple, and Fireworks agapanthus. Very complementary, one has white flowers, another has intense violet flowers, while the third has two-tone flowers, deep blue at the base, and white at the tips. The whole belongs to a new line of hybrid Agapanthus that are quite exceptional, combining floribundity, original flower colour, robustness, and rapid growth. Considered as a single plant, its inflorescences, of a good size, bloom in large numbers for several weeks, from late spring to the end of summer, including on young plants, at the end of short stems, unaffected by the wind. Not very tall, but generous, this variety easily finds its place in all gardens, or in a pot on the terrace. Despite its exotic charm as an austral plant, it is a carefree agapanthus that thrives in full sun, in ordinary, but well-drained soil, remaining slightly moist in summer.

Agapanthus are plants of the lily family originating from South Africa. Several species have been extensively hybridized by horticulturists in search of new colours, more compact and hardier plants, better adapted to our climates. In addition to their ornamental qualities, they stand out for their rapid growth, their perpetual flowering, and their resistance to bacterial rot of the neck, which sometimes affects Agapanthus in wet soil. Three Sisters develops and multiplies rapidly from a stump with fleshy rhizomes, forming from spring onwards a dense clump of linear foliage, of a shiny dark green colour, with a minimum diameter of 40-50cm (16-20in), expanding over time. Flowering often begins in June (depending on the climate) and continues until August-September if the soil remains moist. Numerous sturdy flowering stems, 50-60cm (20-24in) high, emerge from a tightly packed clump of foliage. They bear at their tips hemispherical umbels of 10-12cm (4-5in) in diameter, composed of numerous small campanulate flowers in the shape of flared trumpets. Each one is composed of 6 petals fused at the base, light blue in colour, crossed by a fine line of darker violet. The foliage of this variety disappears in winter, it is deciduous. Its colour is a fairly dark, shiny green.

The Agapanthus Three Sisters will quickly become the new star of the garden, with its unprecedented inflorescences, like a brilliantly coloured bouquet that blooms for weeks. In addition to its generous flowering, it has a decent hardiness, down to about -10 to -12°C (14 to 10.4°F). This variety will bring an elegant and exotic touch to any setting. It will easily adapt to many regions that are not too cold, especially if its stump is protected by a thick winter mulch. 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. Three Sisters is very beautiful when combined with other compact blue, violet, mauve, or white varieties in a clean design for even more mixed flowers. It is also very decorative in flower beds with an exotic touch, with Tubalghias, Kniphofias, Hemerocallises, grasses, and Cannas.