Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Flower of the year

This deep purple Agapanthus Blackjack is the flower of the year at Chelsea Flower Show. It was developed by de Wet plant breeders in South Africa. Congratulations!

I can see why the name Blackjack was chosen. It's the most extraordinary colour.

Andy de Wet with Agapanthus Blackjack (Courtesy: Boom in Business)

It's lovely to have this snippet of good news from South Africa among the stories of the difficulties the country is facing with the ongoing extensive power cuts.

4 comments:

  1. That is really a beautiful flower!

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  2. I have never seen such a dark purple agapanthus. Just beautiful!
    Queenie

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  3. Wow! That is so beautiful. I love both white and mauve agapanthus- but that colour is absolutely fabulous!

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  4. Extraordinary is the right word - that's a very striking flower!

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