Hi Pam, I can think of a couple of reasons why many desert plants have pubescent leaves (with hairs on them) for a couple of reasons. One, the hairs reflect...
Thanks from Norma Lewis, that explanation makes sense. ... From: starrnursery To: agaveforum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 8:15 PM Subject:...
...and to be honest, I joined to see your photos! Have a small succulent garden and am building two succulent wreaths. Always been fascinated with them since...
Thanks everyone for your suggestions as to why yucca leaves have hairs. The leaves on the yuccas here in Colorado have few hairs and it seems that the yuccas ...
Opuntia need protection from the sun. In the forest I don't think as many spines would be necessaary. I have a yucca endlichiana, that only has spines (hairs...
Hi all; Was with Cok and Ine Grootscholten the past two days. Cok had spoken to the man that had collected the "Ocozocoautla" seed. This man had not written...
Some local shots in edgreenc album: Picta is green form of A. americana, maybe, or A. salmiana, or hybrid; what do you think? Hybrid dawn is maybe A....
... More salmiana then americana I would say ... Some lechuguilla influence, I would say.. ... You mean dawn2? ... They are OK. If you want me to make them...
People will try and sell anything on ebay !! I had a good laugh !! a 1,000 $ common Americana around here it costs 1.000 to have one that big removed!! Mike...
I e-mailed the fellow and told him that Agaves were long-lived "annuals" and that it would die once it bloomed and asked him to do the "right thing" and remove...
I saw those, too, and had the same reaction. I guess I should explain those lousy photos (No, Maarten; I don't want to save these shots.): The last 3 shots in...
Hi all, Does anyone know the minimum hardiness of Agave Franzosinii? I canīt find any references but a book says it may be related to Agave Americana so maybe...
Mine in a very exposed site got very slight burn damage at 23* F........not enough damage to disfigure them or anything like that. Barry ... From: "Ian...
Does anyone know if the manfreda 'macho mocha' will die after blooming. All of mine are blooming right now (sending up their 'stalks' as we speak). I have 7...
Parryii ,schottii, a real parrasana ,filifera, all do well in hard frost.. Mike ... From: agaveforum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:agaveforum@yahoogroups.com] On ...
Ian: We had two large plants of A. franzosinii out this winter, and they were mush at 12 degrees F. As for agaves, they are not long lived annuals. Annuals...
Also victoria-reginae. I have americana and americana marginata that have survived in excellent health in cold, wet weather down to 13 degrees F. In fact, I...
I would like to make an etymological remark here. I have heard many names for this plant (also thanks to Piet van der Meer, from whom I got the Manfreda m m X...
I guess 'macho' because they get so large, and 'mocha' for the coloring. However, mocha is a chocolate/brown color..........so I don't know how that ties in...
Tony, Strictly speaking you are right. The term "annual" is a very imprecise and often inaccurately used gardening term, which is why I placed it in...
Hi Barry, Some folks think English bulldogs are ugly too. I don't, and love your Manfredas on steroids. Congrats on your beautiful plants and garden too....
Al: Another "incorrect" use of the term annual is when it is used to define tender perennials. Unfortunately, these terms have been used as synonyms by...
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