Whatchamacallit's red thorns

[lucky1]

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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Barb

[canadianplant]

is that a filamentosa or the unnamed one?

[lucky1]

Jesse, it's the puzzler, unnamed.

I call it the Devil.

[seedscanada]

that's a beautiful plant! any idea what it is?

[lucky1]

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

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

Barb

[ROBRETI]

Could it be Y. gloriosa variegate by any chance?
Rob

[lucky1]

Certainly could be.
Thanks!

Barb

[TimMAz6]

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.

[lucky1]

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).

Memory fading here...