Another agave fancier from the UK
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Another agave fancier from the UK
Been lurking around here for for a while and decided to register and tap into the wealth of expertise on here.
I'm in Cambridgeshire in the UK and have a varied collection of agaves accumulated over several years
All are grown in pots and most spend the winter under glass.
In the early days it was a case of building up a collection and buying just about anything that came my way. Over the years, space has become more of a challenge and I have learned to be a bit more picky around what I take home. Interests are now leaning more towards propagation techniques and last year I was dabbling with pollen storage and crossing. Too early to tell at the moment what I have ended up with though. In our climate agaves in flower are few and for between and a 80 mile round trip to nab some anthers of a friends agave is not unheard of.
Best Regards
Dave
I'm in Cambridgeshire in the UK and have a varied collection of agaves accumulated over several years
All are grown in pots and most spend the winter under glass.
In the early days it was a case of building up a collection and buying just about anything that came my way. Over the years, space has become more of a challenge and I have learned to be a bit more picky around what I take home. Interests are now leaning more towards propagation techniques and last year I was dabbling with pollen storage and crossing. Too early to tell at the moment what I have ended up with though. In our climate agaves in flower are few and for between and a 80 mile round trip to nab some anthers of a friends agave is not unheard of.
Best Regards
Dave
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Welcome! I hope your crosses turn out and that you'll share what you've tried.
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Welcome!
Your plants all look great and really happy, a lot happier than mine at the moment!
Cheers!
Your plants all look great and really happy, a lot happier than mine at the moment!
Cheers!
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Wow, beautiful! Greenhouse allows you great control. What are the two n the first pic to the right of each variegated one (I.e., 1st and 3rd plants from the right)
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In the first pic, big pots, back row left to right
1. Varigated funkyana or difformis?
2. Isthmensis x colima
3. same as #1
4. blue glow
best regards
Dave
1. Varigated funkyana or difformis?
2. Isthmensis x colima
3. same as #1
4. blue glow
best regards
Dave
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Ditto - welcome! You have a very nice set up, and very organized... very inspirational.
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Bienvenidos Dave. You might find yourself branching out to all sorts of dry plants...better plan for second greenhouse!
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Stan,
My collection has gone the other way, tried all sorts in the past but settled on agaves.
If a few of the bigger ones flowered I'd have a bit more space!
BTW the blue grey one sitting on the recessed manhole cover in the second picture is bolting at the moment.
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My collection has gone the other way, tried all sorts in the past but settled on agaves.
If a few of the bigger ones flowered I'd have a bit more space!
BTW the blue grey one sitting on the recessed manhole cover in the second picture is bolting at the moment.
.. Dave
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Thanks for the id's, Dave. They are, of course, all gorgeous, and the isth x col and blue glow are simply stunning. Will have to look for that cross. I'm in Philadelphia and while the weather is probably a bit more hospitable for agaves than U.K., I can understand the challenges of growing these desert plants. Glad you are here.agavedave wrote:In the first pic, big pots, back row left to right
1. Varigated funkyana or difformis?
2. Isthmensis x colima
3. same as #1
4. blue glow
best regards
Dave
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Nice to see you and your collection here, Dave.
Re pollen - I have Agave striata coming into flower this year - any willing recipients your end?
Re pollen - I have Agave striata coming into flower this year - any willing recipients your end?
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Hi Paul,
The polycantha is flowering at a much smaller size and later in the season than the one from last year, at this point I'm not expecting anything spectacular, based on previous experience with this one, flowers should open mid September if at all.
The Difformis may be thinking about flowering, the newer leaves have no teeth and don't completely wrap round the bud from mid blade to the base. It may however just be a spurt in growth after re-potting last year.
regards
Dave
The polycantha is flowering at a much smaller size and later in the season than the one from last year, at this point I'm not expecting anything spectacular, based on previous experience with this one, flowers should open mid September if at all.
The Difformis may be thinking about flowering, the newer leaves have no teeth and don't completely wrap round the bud from mid blade to the base. It may however just be a spurt in growth after re-potting last year.
regards
Dave