Agave talk & pictures

[Tina]

aren't they expensive, lophantha I was giving away , its easy to grow & offsets a lot normally.
Our local dobbies was killing off lots of manfreda last year

[MatDz]

aren't they expensive, lophantha I was giving away , its easy to grow & offsets a lot normally.
Our local dobbies was killing off lots of manfreda last year

I cannot comment on that, just maybe that the lophantha could be one of the fancier cultivars? Anyway, it was certainly offsetting like mad!

[NorfolkExotics]

I managed to pick up an Agave ovatifolia from a garden centre in November last year that was left over from the season. It had a fair bit of damage from leaf/root rot from being overwatered/left in very rich compost for too long. This seems to be an unfortunate pattern at a lot of places that don’t stock a lot of cacti and succulents. I got a good deal in the end though, £12 for a decent sized ovatifolia. It’s been growing out of the damage rapidly, shouldn’t be long until it turns into a nice plant.

[Patrick]

aren't they expensive, lophantha I was giving away , its easy to grow & offsets a lot normally.
Our local dobbies was killing off lots of manfreda last year

I think I paid €4 for mine, I've got 6 and expanding swiftly! Would have been much swifter but I put a few outside in the ground when they were too small, so they are in recovery

[Tina]

Norfolk exotics, that's a bargain ovatifolia, wish they had them at my garden centre .

[Herts Mike]

Ovatifolia is pretty hardy isn’t it?

[WayneM]

Ovatifolia is an excellent choice for our climate climate.

If on the small side, you could always put a cloche over the top.

I'm a huge fan, i have a few .

Wayne

[Herts Mike]

Thanks Wayne. I shall look one out for my small outdoor collection.

[Patrick]

They can get very big though Mike, fine if your outdoor collection is only small in number not area!

[Herts Mike]

It’s not that big...