Hi, Here is the photo link: http://members.aol.com/succulentproject/blueandgreenagave.jpg The photo is from above--the agave is easily 4 ft. (1.2 m) across and...
Joe: Your photo looks like typical A. salmiana that is grown around here. ... to ... Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241...
To me, it looks like Agave ferox (also known, I believe, as A. salmiana v. ferox). The plant does indeed get big--I've got a houseplant version that is close...
Hi, I'm looking for seed of Agave parrasana, but I can't find them for sale anywhere. I'm also looking for Agave bovicornuta seed. Does anyone have a lead? ...
Looks like a form of salmiana that was offered on ebay last year as "Crazy Horse" agave by someone in east Texas. Sure doesn't look like 4 - 5 feet across...
Does anyone have any information on this agave? If you have any info please let me know.I have had about 5 of these plants for about 2 years and they barely...
Hi Holly; Welcome! Sorry to have you had waiting for some days to have yr mssg approved but I was sailing. Hope others can answer yr question as I cannot. ...
Hi Torc; Y cannot attach pics to mssgs here. Pls send the pic to my private email & I shall post it. Or post it yrself in AgaveForumPics. Thanks anyway! ...
Yep, but there is a tendency in Yahoo groups to accept atts (Stapeliad, Cacti_and_Succulents etc.) Still.. I could change that here, but be aware that you can...
Hi all; Made pics of the Agaves at the UvA (University of Amsterdam) BG last weekend, get them on CDRom tomorrow, shall post soon. Last/this weekend spent...
Mmm, to me it looks a lot like some forms of A. protoamericana that you see in the Sierra Madre of Tamaulipas. I thought "true" ferox was quite cold tender...
Richard: That is one of the questions that we would like to ask Gentry in the next life. A. salmiana var. ferox from wild collections has been completely ...
Hi, This fall some of my seedling agaves have lost their roots--I transplanted them in midsummer into a very mineral mix, but we had a lot of rain. So, the...
You are on the right track....I've been able to save plants like that with rooting hormone and extra care. Of course, it depends on the type. Americana tends...
It was the full sun !! seedlings should never be put in full sun they get to hot & cook the roots as they didn't have much soil any way. place in a rich mix...
Hi Joe; Remember that humidity doesnt help roots growing, on the contrary. They grow searching for humidity. Regards, Maarten ... transplanted ... and when ......
Hi Conroe Joe, I would put seedling mix in a 3 inch pot, then nestle the unrooted seedlings in a layer of coarse, washed sand and keep moist but not soggy. I...
I agree 100% aboput not using rooting hormone. Just keep thim in "cactus" potting soil and don't let themn dry out for more than 24 hours. Don;t bake them in...
Hi Gang, I'll let you know how things go and what treatments I employed. I have gotten some private emails too. Here are the various recommendations 1....
Hi, The Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University has a nice article online about leaves. It is sort of technical, but some parts are not so much...
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