I was just made aware of a virus that someone sent and it is supposed to attach to everyone in my address book. I found it on my C drive. Since you are in my...
First let me apologize. I have little or no formal training in botany or taxonomy past a few introductory courses in undergraduate school (which means, of...
... Kirby, or anyone, Do you have a link for obtaining those USDA permits. I know that there are some great nurseries in England and Holland, but I've been ...
Welcome to AgaveForum! As far as I know the latest classification information on nizandensis comes from Kuppen: Kuppen, P.J.K. 1999/2000 "Agaven: What`s in a...
Agave nizandensis info from Gentry: "Type: Cutak 19, MO. Nizanda, Oaxaca, km 233 along Tehuantepec Nat. RR., 21 Feb. 1947" "The taxonomic position of this...
Agave growers: I just saw A. nizandensis for the first time last week at a large nursery in Southern California. Superficially, it looks just like Agave...
Hello Tony, It is not cold hardy per Philippe and Sura Faucon's website: http://www.desert- tropicals.com/Plants/Agavaceae/Agave_nizandensis.html Regards, ...
Peyton: It seems that all agave hardiness information is centered around Phoenix or Southern California. Many of the agave growers that I talked with in ...
Hi all; I am very pleased with how nice this group functions. With nice I mean: as it should. Thanks all! Also all our lurchers (dont worry; you are welcome...
... ************** Dittoes - nice group! and good job moderating Maarten - many thanks. ... have ... of ... & ... to ... ***************** I'm fine with how it...
... ************** dittoes for south Louisiana ... ******************* I find that reports of cold hardiness in agaves vary widely from one area to another,...
I was wondering if anyone has successfully grown a potatorum, desmettiana, and/or an attenuata outside (in a cold region) by covering it (i.e., frost blanket)...
Hi Barry & all (& thanks Peyton); Covering would help, especially if the ground on which the plants stand has collected warmth (stone!). I know of a Danish...
Tony, this is by far one of the more tender agaves I have ever grown, more tender than attenuata. I have grown one almost to flowering size, but protected...
Peyton: We're trying to kill as many species as possible here in NC. It looks like we were successful killing Agave tequiliana 'Variegata' and A. angustifolia...
In a message dated 3/3/2004 4:20:14 AM Central Standard Time, ... Hi Gang, I have to agree with this comment. I grow lots of things that are not "hardy" in...
In a message dated 3/3/2004 4:20:14 AM Central Standard Time, ... Hi Maarten, Good work! Keep bouncing them. I don't need any more odd products. Joe [Non-text...
Ken, you are completely right here, but one thing. Hoaxes are being used too (not too often I am glad to say) for real threats. There was a famous hoax on some...
I'm in a borderline area for many of the tender agave. Guiengola has real problems - even under cover from rain. Attenuata just is never happy here. A few...
Hi Barry, I know exactly what you mean - I too used to drag everything in for the cold then out again two or three days later. Then about three years ago in...
Yeah I would say you are putting them to the test with 8F... Agave angustifolia variegata gets pretty damaged here when temps go much below 25F but mine gets...
Sorry to take so long to reply....I wanted to do a little surfing around the USDA website, to see if there was anything straight forward. There's not (that I...
Hi, The form I filled out is at: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/permits/. It was PPQ FORM 587. It is called "Application for Permit to Import Plants or Plant...
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