Despite its exotic origin, the African lily Agapanthus as a container plant is fairly undemanding when it comes to care. Should your African lily get yellow leaves, this can have different causes.
Overwintering Leaf-weeding Agapanthus
All types of African lily are usually not hardy outdoors in this country. However, there are several subspecies of the African lily that overwinter either evergreen or only as a root rhizome. The so-called leaf-feeding Agapanthus get more and more yellow leaves in autumn, which can be cut off when moving to the winter quarters.
Yellowing of leaves during the growing season
If your African lily develops yellow leaves during the spring and summer season, it can sometimes be due to the following causes:
- the root rhizome has grown strongly and completely fills the planter
- the plants suffer from waterlogging
- after the winter hibernation, the leaves burned from the sun
Since African lilies do not like waterlogging, several holes should be made in the lower area of the planter to ensure that excess liquid can drain away unhindered.
tips and tricks
You should hibernate African lilies in April or May when the weather is as cloudy as possible, otherwise sunburn can occur, which is noticeable in the form of yellow spots.