On 16 Nov 05 at 10:03, Paul Tyerman wrote: > Unlike many Agapanthus that don't seem to mind being > disturbed and divided, mine definitely dislikes it. I have > had some plants of it die when divided up, although thankfully > I have always kept some of it alive. A suggestion: re-think when you did the division. There are other plants that do miserably if you divide them at the wrong time of year, but pretty well if you time it right. I suspect that the (one?) important consideration is timing division to coincide with new root growth beginning. A couple of examples: bamboos: best divided in early spring when they are just coming into active growth and beginning to grow new roots. Hacquetia epipactis: has a horrible reputation for disliking division and disturbance. I discovered by accident that it pushes out nice new white roots in mid-summer, so tore my stock to shreds in mid-July, one growing point per division, and replanted. Not one division failed. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island