Here's one if anyone's interested. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Agave-Shaka-zulu-Succulent-cacti-Arid-Century-Plant-/152205851128?hash=item23702cf9f8:g:V~YAAOSw0fhXmIZW I find that they really exhibit that glow when strongly backlit. My plant(which is only.... 20-30 cm across) definitely shows that bac...

I got mine off ebay (well, not one but a couple....) under the name 'shaku Zulu' or god knows what, something along those lines anyway. Keep looking on there and you'll probably come across one eventually, at not too bad of a price. Or.... http://www.achat-vente-palmiers.com/en/search?controller=sea...

That parrasana looks good. I finally got a fireball from the national show, but I've never seen a striated one before.

I should be able to go. Forgive me if I've missed something, but can you buy tickets on the day, or is it strictly booking only?

I bet there will be a lot with the likes of eau brink going (I think). I've set myself a £60 spending limit, don't know weather it will be followed though.

Sounds about right, I have them crammed in wherever I can. I don't have a load of space to put them in, but that still doesn't stop me. Buy first, think later.

That's amazing, Agave spikes never fail to leave me in awe. How big is the plant? Mines 36 cm high and 42 across and I thought that was big, but yours seems much bigger. Guess I've still got a while to wait for a bloom by the looks of it.

Wow, I want one now!

All of my plants in the greenhouse are bubble wrapped at the moment so I can't really get any pictures. Iv'e got a few inside so I'll get some photos of them.

Hi, thanks for the welcome. Sorry for the err.... Late reply.

Hi all. I live in between Gt. Yarmouth and Lowestoft on the east anglian coast. My collection consists mainly of agaves, but some different types of plant have crept in. I got my 1st agave from a car boot sale. It was an americana variegata looking very sorry for it's self. From there I started look...