Is agapanthus hardy?

I bought one, never thinking to check, and have just read the label which says it isn't (in broken dutch-english!)
I can't find info online about the specific species, charlotte, except on sites in dutch.
I'm trying to decide whether to put it in the border or leave it in a pot. If it isn't hardy, obviously it will have to be the latter-or can you protect non-hardy plants outside?
Thanks :D

 

http://www.bridgemere.co.uk/plantdbdetail1.cfm?item=22356
Here she is daiseybelle..

 

Evening, daiybelle.

Agapanthus can take a mild amount of frost for short periods of time, but best protected from it. It also blooms best in confined conditions in not so hot climates. Mine is an English one (from the IoW where it was living in a pot on the verandah) to here where it is now in a very rocky rockery but we do have short (3-5 days) mild frosts here.

I think they are fairly resilient if you look after them well.

Good luck with it.

 

Thanks Paladin-and I thought I was a whizz with Google!
If I keep it in a pot, does it die down completely in winter so it would be OK n the shed, or would it still need light?
Or could I put it in the border-is there a way of protecting it still?

 

Daisy I have left mine in the garden for about 8 years as I usually edge my bets I originally put some in a pot and overwintered it inside, they are both outside now. It does die down completely, if you are tempted to keep it outside why not split it and edge your bets, as with most plants if you overwinter outside try not to plant them were the soil stays too wet its this that causes them to rot or the roots become damaged when it freezes.

 

I have that one I bought it last year its in a pot still, I kept it in greenhouse over winter and brought it out in April, it now has 8 flowers on it. I might leave it out this year as I have my own little micro climate, but if it looks like frost I will take it in.

 

Thanks for those links. The BBC one says they can be overwintered in pots in a shed with a window, so I think that's what I'll go with :D Just need to find a pot now...