I'm agape over agaves. Really, just about anything agaveaceous gets my attention. So sculptural! So shapely! So...lethal! They are one of those plants that go with anything, anywhere. I know I'm not being so specific as to nomenclature, but that's because many of my agaves have come from Home Depot, a friend or whatever and I have no clue as to their actual botanic names. I don't have to know the name of something to like it. Any agave will do, from the steely blue-gray ones to the beauteous variegated version seen here. This year I even got a way cool gold one, and though hail and slugs have battered the poor little guy, it should put on a good show next time around. So easy to grow: well drained soil, sun and...well, that's it. Overwinter in cool bright indoor space.
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I'm with you on that agave obsession, Steve. I find most of mine at my favorite independent nurseries, but you're right that Home Depot or Lowe's carry more than you'd think. I was at Lowe's buying mulch today and saw squid agaves (A. bracteosa), one of my faves, which I'd never seen there before.
Gee I would not want to run into those in the dark... but I do appreciate their forms... and the shrewd consciousness it takes to create such sharp leaves... weapons really. Your blue pot looks great with the agave leaf.
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