Whatchamacallit's red thorns

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Whatchamacallit's red thorns

Post by lucky1 » Wed Oct 16, 2013 3:56 pm

These things are so stiff, they're like petrified wood.

I know why they're red.

To hide all the blood from fingers. :?

The nursery should sell bandaids with each plant.

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The two pups are doing well since separating from the mom last year (excuse the weeds):

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Post by canadianplant » Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:25 pm

is that a filamentosa or the unnamed one?
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:36 pm

Jesse, it's the puzzler, unnamed.

I call it the Devil.
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Post by seedscanada » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:02 am

that's a beautiful plant! any idea what it is?
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Post by lucky1 » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:14 am

Adam, found the discussion but we weren't able to nail it down:

viewtopic.php?t=4639&highlight=mystery+agave

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Post by ROBRETI » Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:16 pm

Could it be Y. gloriosa variegate by any chance?
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Post by lucky1 » Sun Oct 20, 2013 7:58 am

Certainly could be.
Thanks!

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Post by TimMAz6 » Sat Nov 02, 2013 7:52 pm

She's a beauty. I think we concluded it was a Furcraea since we saw a great photo of what the sucker root looked like.
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Post by lucky1 » Sat Nov 02, 2013 7:58 pm

Furcraea since we saw a great photo of what the sucker root looked like.
Yes that's true.
But I didn't think Furcraeas had hard red/brown spikes (if any).

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