Agave americana

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:52 am

Look at this "new" (newly-listed by PDN) Agave americana "mediopicta alba".

http://www.plantdelights.com/Agave-amer ... info/6288/

What a beauty!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:01 pm

I like it! I would love to have one or two.

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 5:08 am

There is a regular form at the conservatory here, thats really old. Ive seen it flower a few years ago! They get absolutely massive

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:57 am

I was just thing the other day that I wanted to get one of those.

I did get a cool variegated A.Americana last winter/spring.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 4:58 pm

They are a little pricey but well worth it!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AGAVE-AMERICANA ... 2317fb0a83

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:47 pm

20 bucks for the plant in the picture?
if it's that size, it's a good price.

Out of Florida, so it'll be cold hardy.

Barb

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:45 am

hardyjim wrote:I was just thing the other day that I wanted to get one of those.

I did get a cool variegated A.Americana last winter/spring.

I think I remember seeing that in your pics. How did it fair this summer?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 4:02 pm

canadianplant wrote:
hardyjim wrote:I was just thing the other day that I wanted to get one of those.

I did get a cool variegated A.Americana last winter/spring.
I think I remember seeing that in your pics. How did it fair this summer?

It did great and along with the larger A.Americana may have survived 14F this fall

They should really take off again next year.

Thanks for asking

Nov 11 2011

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:45 pm

Man that thing has grown...

Beautiful!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:33 am

Thats awesome.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:23 pm

Nice pic!

I think one of the most under-appreciated agaves is A. macroculmis! It's large, rather shade-tolerant, and the hardier cultivars are good to a zone 7a!

http://www.oasisdesigns.co.uk/mexico%20p6.htm

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:31 pm

Its a great plant-

Last year I learned to trim it before I dig it up!

Next year the leaves should be over 4' long,
in a typical season(once planted)it puts out around 15 leaves.

Heres a baby pic of it planted( top dressed in 1/2" pea gravel) where my biggest Washy is now.

July 17 2008

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:56 pm

Amazing growth in only 3 years, Jim.
The color is outstanding.

If you wear some arm protection you wont have to cut the leaves

Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:53 am

Haha

No way to get it upstairs and through the doorway!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:45 am

No way to get it upstairs and through the doorway

Sure there is....wrap it in a moving blanket, wear heavy coat, snowmobile gloves, four-foot long scarf around neck/chin, hockey helmet w. visor.

Same as me repotting a five-foot tall cactus.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:18 pm

Not going to happen,it grows 15-20 leaves during the summer anyway...

Make a deal with you though....I am going to plant it higher up out of the ground next year

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:00 pm

you'll need more protection than it will

I want a pic of you raising it.

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