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June 2013 - Genus of the Month - Agave
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Re: June 2013 - Genus of the Month - Agave
One of my favourite genus so I'll start the thread then.
One of my favourite-agave kichiokan- spelling on the is very variable, it's such a good grower not fast but steady and doesn't get too large.
Feel free to correct me when I get the names wrong my memory is pants
Agave parryi truncate Huntington clone, this is a really lovely colour with brown terminal spines, shame it's only produced one offset. This is a rare one agave blue glow medio picta, MP forms of agaves are normally the harder to source as they offset less frequently, seem to be slower growing, also they are more difficult to tissue culture than marginate forms.
It's a hybrid but I would need to get my book out to check the parentage so later
A nice agave Victoria reginae 'golden prince', the true form that grows a lovely yellow not the boring green /darker green. Mine came from Italy. This is a nice agave lophantha with random variegation, a friend gave me this it was called some trendy name that I have forgotten .
One of my favourite-agave kichiokan- spelling on the is very variable, it's such a good grower not fast but steady and doesn't get too large.
Feel free to correct me when I get the names wrong my memory is pants
Agave parryi truncate Huntington clone, this is a really lovely colour with brown terminal spines, shame it's only produced one offset. This is a rare one agave blue glow medio picta, MP forms of agaves are normally the harder to source as they offset less frequently, seem to be slower growing, also they are more difficult to tissue culture than marginate forms.
It's a hybrid but I would need to get my book out to check the parentage so later
A nice agave Victoria reginae 'golden prince', the true form that grows a lovely yellow not the boring green /darker green. Mine came from Italy. This is a nice agave lophantha with random variegation, a friend gave me this it was called some trendy name that I have forgotten .
Tina
varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
Bucks, UK
Branch co-ordinator, Northants & MK BCSS https://northants.bcss.org.uk
BCSS Talk team member, contact me- BCSS.Talk@Gmail.com if you want to volunteer or suggest a speaker plz.
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Re: June 2013 - Genus of the Month - Agave
I was waiting for you to start this off, Tina! Love that 'Blue glow' mediopicta - very nice!
OK, I risked life and limb moving these to photograph, so let's start with a superb Agave utahensis ssp. eborispina - this was my late husband's, and is over 20 years old:
Agave titanota 'Genryu kifukurin':
Agave 'Kichio kan' (or 'Kisshokan')
Agave 'Kichio kan nishiki' - reverse variegate
Agave parryi 'Cream spike'
OK, I risked life and limb moving these to photograph, so let's start with a superb Agave utahensis ssp. eborispina - this was my late husband's, and is over 20 years old:
Agave titanota 'Genryu kifukurin':
Agave 'Kichio kan' (or 'Kisshokan')
Agave 'Kichio kan nishiki' - reverse variegate
Agave parryi 'Cream spike'
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Re: June 2013 - Genus of the Month - Agave
Agave filifera 'Shiro ito no ohi'
Agave filifera 'Shiro ito no ohi nakafu'
Agave victoriae reginae 'Kizan'
Agave victoriae reginae aureomarginata
Agave victoriae reginae albomarginata - very choice form!
Agave filifera 'Shiro ito no ohi nakafu'
Agave victoriae reginae 'Kizan'
Agave victoriae reginae aureomarginata
Agave victoriae reginae albomarginata - very choice form!
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Re: June 2013 - Genus of the Month - Agave
Agave isthmensis 'Ohi raizen'
Agave X leopoldtii
Agave lophantha quadricolor 'Goshiki bandai'
Agave macroacantha
Agave X leopoldtii
Agave lophantha quadricolor 'Goshiki bandai'
Agave macroacantha
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Re: June 2013 - Genus of the Month - Agave
Hi Diane
Very nice, that's a gorgeous A. utahensis, I do find them slow. Your Agave filifera 'Shiro ito no ohi nakafu' is better than mine I find these soo s l o w but I think it's the individual plants as I have a a couple more now & they are growing faster.
It is a big problem with agaves as to get a decent photo you need to move them & they always try a bit of fencing with the neighbours, which results in rips & holes.
I have been repotting & stripping out offsets this weekend so it's me with the scratches and rips .
I'll add some more- here's a agave titanota crest, it's not common to get crested agave so I was lucky when I managed to get mine. An agave gonsaloi, probably a cross with a manfreda but it keeps the spots which is nice, there doesn't seem to be any record of the parentage for this like there is for agave bloodspot. Agave 'snow glow', looks like this will get large but the colours are so clear/clean that I really like it. Not sure of the ID on this one but it has a lot of potential I just need to be patient, any guess's ?-mine was isthmensis but I'm probably wrong. How about this cubic, I 'll take another photo when I have time
Very nice, that's a gorgeous A. utahensis, I do find them slow. Your Agave filifera 'Shiro ito no ohi nakafu' is better than mine I find these soo s l o w but I think it's the individual plants as I have a a couple more now & they are growing faster.
It is a big problem with agaves as to get a decent photo you need to move them & they always try a bit of fencing with the neighbours, which results in rips & holes.
I have been repotting & stripping out offsets this weekend so it's me with the scratches and rips .
I'll add some more- here's a agave titanota crest, it's not common to get crested agave so I was lucky when I managed to get mine. An agave gonsaloi, probably a cross with a manfreda but it keeps the spots which is nice, there doesn't seem to be any record of the parentage for this like there is for agave bloodspot. Agave 'snow glow', looks like this will get large but the colours are so clear/clean that I really like it. Not sure of the ID on this one but it has a lot of potential I just need to be patient, any guess's ?-mine was isthmensis but I'm probably wrong. How about this cubic, I 'll take another photo when I have time
Tina
varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
Bucks, UK
Branch co-ordinator, Northants & MK BCSS https://northants.bcss.org.uk
BCSS Talk team member, contact me- BCSS.Talk@Gmail.com if you want to volunteer or suggest a speaker plz.
varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
Bucks, UK
Branch co-ordinator, Northants & MK BCSS https://northants.bcss.org.uk
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Re: June 2013 - Genus of the Month - Agave
Here's one that I have labelled agave kissho kan nafaku, the blue/green form these are normally more difficult/slow to grow than the white form.
Here's another really nice form, it's from the US. Agave parryi truncata yellow form
This is an unusual form, it's agave utahensis 'nudum' which is missing it's spines, I have never seen or heard of another one.
Agave quiengola marginata 'crème brulee'
agave quiengola medio picta
Tina
varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
Bucks, UK
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
Bucks, UK
Branch co-ordinator, Northants & MK BCSS https://northants.bcss.org.uk
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Re: June 2013 - Genus of the Month - Agave
Some species in my collection
Re: June 2013 - Genus of the Month - Agave
3 species from my seedlings or cuttings
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Re: June 2013 - Genus of the Month - Agave
I don't have much in the way of variegated Agaves, I like to grow them for their form and spines, so here are my contributions,
Agave parrasana, side view
Agave titanota, one of my favourites
Agave guadalajarana, the most exquisite spines
Agave lophantha 'Quadricolour'
Agave parrasana, a closeup to show the spines and teethAgave parrasana, side view
Agave titanota, one of my favourites
Agave guadalajarana, the most exquisite spines
Agave lophantha 'Quadricolour'
Obsessive Crassulaceae lover, especially Aeoniums but also grow, Aloes, Agaves, Haworthias and a select number of Cacti.