Comments on: when plants collide

By: [ Lost in the Landscape ] » one agave, eight ways (december bloom day)

[ Lost in the Landscape ] » one agave, eight ways (december bloom day) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:48:59 +0000

[…] after a decade and a half in the ground. I posted before on how the monster bloom spike has collided with some some nearby plants. Over the weekend the thousands of flowers on the spike began to […]

By: steve

steve — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:41:07 +0000

LOL, James. Man, 15 years is one ton of patience! It is actually hard to imagine your feelings dealing with such a slow grower — do you reflect on the things you were doing when you planted it? I bet it would be hard not to.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:56:38 +0000

Looks simply spectacular. I have a small agave attenuata but I think I should get some more.

By: ryan

ryan — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:20:06 +0000

I’ve never had an agave bloom for me, yet. Pretty cool. We put an A. attenuata in a container in a garden this past week. They’re less common up here.

By: lostlandscape

lostlandscape — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:14:30 +0000

Mary Ann, I agree. I never lose my sense of wonder at this agave.

EE, thanks for the tip! My brain somehow thinks of the tree aloes as being so different from the lower-growing ones which I’ve had almost too good of success with propagating.

Pomona, while there are some hardier agaves, such as A. parryi (zone 5), the majority are definitely on the wimpy side–don’t let the spines fool you! I’ve never gone to the Huntington in the winter. I should make a point of it and catch the peak excitement.

Pam, absolutely! I’ll definitely share photos as the stem lengthens and the flowers begin to open.

Lynn, hmmmm, I have no idea whether it’s fragrant. I’ll have to find that out once the flowers open. They do attract various pollinators, so I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s at least some scent.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:52:05 +0000

How exciting! Love the first image with the flower wrapped around its tree buddy. Is it fragrant?

By: Pam/Digging

Pam/Digging — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:49:48 +0000

I’m sure it’ll be well worth the wait once it really gets going. Keep us posted on the spectacle.

By: Pomona Belvedere

Pomona Belvedere — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:01:31 +0000

What a spectacular agave bloom! Spectacular agave, too, but those huge bloom heads never fail to amaze me. I’m not familiar with agaves because as far as I know most of them die in zone 8, but I do visit the Huntington Gardens periodically and love seeing their spectacular collection in flower. What fun to get to hang out with them in your own garden, and what a sense of accomplishment to help bring it to flower. Agaves are gorgeous.

By: Elephant's Eye

Elephant's Eye — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:37:45 +0000

Tree aloes are amenable to having bits trimmed off. The bits will root, and you would have more.

By: Mary Ann

Mary Ann — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:58:35 +0000

THAT is an AMAZING plant!