Two methods explained in detail (Agapanthus)

The cultivation of the African Lily from seeds

At the end of summer bloom become the withered inflorescences of the African Lily mostly relatively quickly for visual reasons cut off. However, you have to let the flowers of the plant stand longer if they are intended for propagation Seeds want to reap. The seeds are ripe as soon as the individual fruit capsules turn yellow and open easily. The seeds of the Agapanthus can then from February at uniformly warm temperatures and sufficient Moisture on the windowsill preferred and placed outdoors in pots at the end of April will.

Advantages of propagation through rhizome division compared to sowing

After sowing of ornamental lily seeds it can depend on Location and care It may take up to four years for the young plants to first appear bloom. African lilies that are propagated by dividing the rhizomes rarely bloom in the first year of standing, but often blooms can develop on the as early as in the second year

so increased specimens come. Overall, the following factors speak for the increase Rhizome division:

• the offshoots obtained in this way are sown faster than seedlings
• African lilies propagated from tubers require less care as seedlings
• the African lily must be due to the Tuber growth as a container plant every few years anyway divided will

The right time for propagation

The wintering of the plants in spring is the optimal time to multiply the African lily by dividing the tubers. It doesn't hurt anyway, with that Repot The African Lily also makes for a well-draining, loose plant substrate and a Long-term fertilization with added compost.

Tips & Tricks

Because the African Lily through propagation Rhizome division not equal blooms again, you should split several copies annually. In your garden there are always flowering plants in addition to regrowing ornamental lilies.