Dumpstered Agave

YumAz · Post by **YumAz** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:50 am

Rescued three of these yesterday. The neighbor was removing pups from his agave and throwing them in the dumpster. I asked if I could have a couple and he said sure, he didn't know what kind they are. I think they're Agave angustifolia marginata (correct me if I'm wrong). I watered them when I planted, should I let them dry out now or give them another watering in a few weeks?
thanks

iann · Post by **iann** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:26 pm

Mmmmm .... free plants

YumAz · Post by **YumAz** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:41 pm

big suckers too.

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:13 pm

Yumaz,

This is a moderate sized agave, but I think one of the most striking.

nachtkrabb · Post by **nachtkrabb** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:17 pm

Hi, YumAz,
what a beautiful plant! I'd fall in love with it, too.

I would treat an Agave like a cacs and not water it for at least 2weeks after repotting/planting. I always fear that they rot, especially at the surface of a cut. But what's done is done, don't you worry, they are pretty tough. Just give it a good rest now, I guess at yours it will be quite warm thus the soil should dry up fast?
Ruth

YumAz · Post by **YumAz** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:41 am

Wow Buck, that is a great looking agave. If mine gets that big it will put my havardiana and americana in the shade, but that won't happen for quite awhile, maybe not in my lifetime. thanks for the pic.

Hi Ruth, yes I thought people might think I was crazy for planting and watering it now, but it's only getting into the 50s at night and the mid to upper 70s during the day, nothing will freeze. I worried about my Faucaria and Anacampseros when it got down to the 40s at night, but they took it well, I can't see any changes in them. The ground doesn't dry very fast this time of year, but I didn't know what else to do with them. Things start putting out new growth pretty early here. (like January) So it won't be long and they will be using the water.
thanks
Be Well

murmanator · Post by **murmanator** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:55 pm

Yum,

Im pretty sure that it wont get quite that big in AZ. Ive seen these in bloom in my neighborhood and they were maybe half to 2/3 the size of Bucks. Wonderful plant, Buck!

cactuspolecat · Post by **cactuspolecat** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:35 am

The best plants are free ones, it's a lovely Agave, you've scored well...
I seems like Buck's plant could roll away if given a shove, it looks like a perfect sphere.

CP

cactusveda · Post by **cactusveda** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:06 pm

this is how it blooms