On 15 Nov 04 at 8:59, Kathy Stokmanis wrote: > ...Most Agapanthus are a pale washed out blue that I don't > like, in general, not to mention how ubiquitous they are as > store front plantings in my area. There are some lovely deep > violet-blue agapanthus that I adore, such as 'Stormy Seas', > but to my mind we are back to 'is it blue or purple?' There is an English cultivar, 'Bressingham Blue' that is a pretty good deep true blue. It's a rather small cultivar, perhaps 75cm high or so, but considerably hardier than many of the big agapanthus. In our climate, the larger agapanthus, esp. those emanating from Monrovia Nurseries, often prove to be tender when we have a sharp cold spell, so it's wise to look for hardier forms. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island