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Products > Agapanthus 'Tinkerbell'   Agapanthus 'Tinkerbell' - Dwarf Variegated Agapanthus Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.   [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Perennial Family: Amaryllidaceae (Onions) Origin: South Africa (Africa) Evergreen: Yes Variegated Foliage: Yes Flower Color: Blue Bloomtime: Summer Height: 1-2 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Seaside: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F May be Poisonous  (More Info): Yes Agapanthus 'Tinkerbell' (Dwarf Variegated Agapanthus) - A dwarf Agapanthus cultivar that grows 6-12 inches tall in a neat clump and features narrow leaves with a creamy white variegation along the leaf margins and short flower stalks bearing medium blue flowers in early summer. Plant in full sun to light shade (blooms better in sun) and given regular irrigation. Evergreen to about 25 degrees F. This charming little plant is slower growing than most other Agapanthus and is also a bit shyer of bloom, but its attractive foliage makes it a very attractive and useful plant planted in the garden or used in container gardening, where it can be a small potted specimen or used in a mixed planting. In Wim Snoeijer's book Agapanthus: A Revision of the Genus the cultivar 'Tinkerbell' is listed as originating in New Zealand as a sport or seedling mutant of Agapanthus cultivar 'Peter Pan' and was first listed in nurseries in New Zealand in 1991 however this plant was in the California horticultural trade in California prior to this date. We first saw this plant at Carman's Nursery, a rare plant nursery in Los Gatos, California in 1990 and it could be found in retail garden centers by 1992. San Marcos Growers has offered this plant since 2000.  This information is based on research conducted about this plant in our nursery library and from reliable online sources. We also take into consideration observations of it in our nursery of crops, as well as of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens we have visited. We will incorporate comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if it includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Agapanthus 'Tinkerbell'.     [MORE INFO]