August 2019 - A is for August and.....

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August 2019 - A is for August and.....

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The topic for August is any of our plants beginning with A, so Astrophytum, Aeonium, etc plus many species beginning with A. Hoping for plenty of entries!
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A = Austrocactus sp. "Cuesta Arbolito", Chubut, Argentina
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A is for Agave
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Agave Titanota black and blue
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agave shiro ito no ohio nakafu
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A is for Astrophytum Onzuka

No flowers but I like it
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Re: August 2019 - A is for August and.....Aloe ciliaris

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Climbing aloe has flowered non-stop since February and there are still more buds in August!
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Avonia quinaria (or Anacampseros alstonii, both start with a "A")
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All things small and not (too) spiny.
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Geri88 wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:29 pm Avonia quinaria (or Anacampseros alstonii, both start with a "A")
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Wow, that's now on my wishlist. Beautiful!
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A bit sparce in photos so a large Agave Titanota
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Echinocactus123 wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:47 am Wow, that's now on my wishlist. Beautiful!
Thank you Henry, it's an amazing little plant. The "branches" move depending on atmospheric conditions which makes it entertaining as well.
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Nice photo too! :grin:
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