Following on from Liz's post on small agaves, here are some pics of a few of my plants, most of which are far from small.
First off is a view of a corner of our conservatory. Notice how it's not just the floor that houses plants but the windowsills are crammed full of succulents too.
Notice also the virtual absence of plastic pots from the conservatory. Got to maintain my reputation.
Back left: A. americana 'Mediopicta Alba'. For a variegate this is relatively slow growing. It's just been repotted.
Back right: A. filifera x mitis.
Front from left to right:
A. panamana, A desmetiana, A. lophantha 'Quadricolor' and A. victoriae-reginae.
Aloe erinacea has sneaked in at the very front.
A. panamana is an ISI collection grown from a bulbil. This is a tropical sp. that is very frost sensitive.
This is a closer view of A. filifera x mitis. This is one of my largest agaves at around 60 cm across and far too heavy to move to the show bench, especially since it's in a rather nice but very heavy black glazed pot.
Here is A. ghiesbreghtii only acquired this year at the Scottish Zone Show auction just to show Liz what this sp. should look like.
Finally is a plant I acquired a few years back as an unnamed sp. which I also now believe is A. ghiesbreghtii.
a few agaves
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a few agaves
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Re: a few agaves
A most attractive corner of plants, Colin, beautifully displayed
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Re: a few agaves
Thanks Tony. The rest of the conservatory looks equally good, though I say so myself
The greenhouse plants have fewer nice pots, but a good percentage of the agaves at least are in attractive containers. The cacti though don't deserve more than plastic.
I'll also not mention the current state of my modest Gasteria collection.
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Re: a few agaves
Mind your step in there...!
"Man found impaled on prickly plant", says the headline on the front page of the local news paper.
"Man found impaled on prickly plant", says the headline on the front page of the local news paper.