Hey Norma, I for one have NEVER received eight new agaves varigated or otherwise in the mail so thanks for sharing your recent aquisition! Good Luck and keep...
Agave 'Joe Hoak' is a variegated form of Agave desmettiana, and is very different from Agave 'Cornelius', which appears to be a form of A. americana. Greg ... ...
Greg that makes more sense. This is definitely 'Cornelius, but I can find any reference to it in Gentry's book, I looked under A. Americana, where else may...
Hi Winston, Bingo, you got it. I have been looking for help for the last two years. I am grateful for your information. We will all be grateful for the...
Hello Norma I am very glad that it is useful. I came across it by accident through another agave website, which has since disappeared. I was elated because...
Winston and how can I get them into the U.K. ??? I will have extra's now that I know what and how to propagate them. Norma ... From: kaowinston@... To:...
Hello Norma The easiest option is Ebay. I sell a few succulents mostly through Ebay UK, and that includes the rest of Europe. A few months ago, I bought some...
I don't want to sell my plants I only want to give them as gifts or exchange. I have several British Friends, which I would love to send plants I know they...
Hello Norma You should have no problem with the customs. I have had lots of plants as presents from all over. The guide is simply.… NO SOIL. They should...
Thanks I have been told I can't receive them, but others get them. I am trying to get a Sansevieria from Europe. and their are several others I would like to...
Just because the plants are sold through ebay, that does not mean they are exempt from any phytosanitary, customs or any other required paperwork! Greg ... ...
Norma The US is one of the most difficult country to send plants to. To send plants officially you will need a lot of paperwork (Phytosanitary and/or Cites ...
I know I feel the prices just get outrageous, and that leaves a lot of people out. It often stops me from bidding. I would buy more if I didn't need to go...
Norma Your point about ebay is well noted. You have to be very careful and thorough, before you commit yourself. I do sell a few plants through Ebay. It is...
... SOMETIMES, you can develop an actual relationship off ebay with a seller. this has not happened with PLANTS but it did happen with antique lamps, lamp...
Winston, because we grow large amounts of food for the world, we don't have the luxury here. Any foreign insects if established can wipe out an entire food...
One of my friends (a beginner) took some of the A. parryi seeds to start, and I couldn't believe my eyes this afternoon, one has germinaed. Hi will get the...
Hello Norma, I'm sorry to say, that the only plant that did germinate from the seeds you sent me, at a certain point it just wilted and died. The seeds of...
So far Ken the seedling is still alive it also may rot off. He is in a fog belt slightly inland and is growing it under the bench. But at least they were self...
In general, no soil is true. Added medium might be moist *STERILIZED!!!* peat or vermiculite. STATE the medium, and *sterilized* nature of it. Common and Latin...
Are you are refering to putting the pot in a pan of water and letting it soak up from below? If so, you should use distilled water so salt does not build up in...
... Bottom watering can be a great convenience provided that you FLUSH with watering from above. I have very hard water, my well yields the sort of stuff which...
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