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RHS Plant of the Year Agapanthus ‘Black Jack’

It’s a massive achievement for plant breeders Andy De Wet and Quinton Bean from De Wet Breeders (Hartbeespoort) and an exciting one for horticulture in South Africa. From “a very complex array ofto Andy, comes a magnificent plant that has stood the Society’s stringent tests and come out on top. will now be sold in Europe, the United Kingdom and America this summer.

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