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Author: | Alexander [ Sat Aug 26, 2017 12:05 pm ] |
Post subject: | A large Agave species I have seen in Mexico. |
A large Agave species wich I have seen in habitat in Mexico many years ago. I have a couple of seedlings here now. Alexander |
Author: | Paul Spracklin [ Sat Aug 26, 2017 12:11 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A large Agave species I have seen in Mexico. |
Agave atrovirens, Alexander. Not that hardy and gets very big - not a great combination! OK in the far southwest of UK. |
Author: | philyoung [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 6:45 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A large Agave species I have seen in Mexico. |
This one has been in the ground for 5 years, fast growing for an Agave! |
Author: | Kev Spence [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:39 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A large Agave species I have seen in Mexico. |
Phil is that a Trithrinax you still have alive in the background? |
Author: | Andy Martin [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:53 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A large Agave species I have seen in Mexico. |
That is a lovely Agave. You must live in a mild part of the Country. A lot of Aloes as well. |
Author: | philyoung [ Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:22 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A large Agave species I have seen in Mexico. |
Hi Kev, yes the Trithrinax is surviving but not really thriving. It was badly damaged with the cold snaps 5 or 6 years back and hasn't really recovered. Im in Portsmouth, so relatively mild. It's a raised bed built on brick rubble so very free draining. There's a big clump of Aloe striatula that if I'm honest is a bit of a weed but I like the flowers. I have aristata and simsii elsewhere in the garden. I've thinned out the Agave collection and tried to focus on what I can grow outdoors - dasyiliriodes, parryi, celsii, macroculmis, montana, atrovirens, filifera, garcia-mendosae, striata/stricta, a few others. I don't really put as much time into it as I used to. Not enough hours in the day! |
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