Agave 'Blue Glow'
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Re: Agave 'Blue Glow'
I would absolutely try to snap one off. The trick is getting a good grip that allows some wiggle room, then just snap it off (crack!!). It is challenging (and a little scary), but to date, each attempt I've made to remove axial branches has been successful.
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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
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Re: Agave 'Blue Glow'
Small razor knives or razor saws (Like those for sale in hobby shops for use on model building) work pretty good also (Just be very careful not to slip and cut yourself!)
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A flexible wire saw would probably work well for this. They're probably sold in stores with camping/survival gear. I have one that came from a livestock supply company.
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Sounds like a Gigli saw, the kind I used for amputations when I was in general surgery training. You guys are serious!
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I think they are, but trust me, it should just snap off if you can get the right grip.
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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
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I think I'll try the snapping off technique first. It would be pretty messy getting a blade down into that thicket of leaves, not to mention somewhat hazardous.
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The first one is toughest. Once it's gone, you have more wiggle room for others.
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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
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I find that serrated bread knives are often the best tools for this kind of work, unless what you're trying to cut is really woody.
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Starting to spike in November, in Tucson. Didn't know this was an over-winter bloomer like A. parrasana? Or is this aberrant? No matter, will be glad to be rid of it. I wish the other one was going too!
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I think it must be what they do. On another forum someone else had one start about a month ago. This person is in Indiana so the timing difference between there and Tucson is maybe due to daily temperatures?
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Have commercially available Blue Glows gone downhill in quality in the last few years? They enjoyed a surge in popularity for landscaping here in the Inland Empire a few years back, and they are not living more than maybe five years or so before spiking and growing all these axial branches. And I've seen a lot of washed-out, sick looking Blue Glows. Maybe it's just that people don't know how to care for them, but I see this a lot around here.
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Not sure - would you consider this washed out/sick looking (no offense taken)? I've had this one since 2011 or so and bought in a 3-gallon pot. They certainly are cheaper now! I think they just don't like the low desert sun.
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Melt, yours looks a little pale, but a lot better than the ones I'm referring to in my region. I would expect Blue Glow not to fare as well in the desert, even in a cooler desert like Tucson's (cooler than, say, Phoenix or Palm Springs), as they do in cooler habitats.
The Blue Glows I've seen in the IE and Los Angeles are definitely in cooler environments. I just don't seem to see as many with that dark blue-green color and vivid red edge to the leaves. Maybe people are just planting them in too much sun.
The Blue Glows I've seen in the IE and Los Angeles are definitely in cooler environments. I just don't seem to see as many with that dark blue-green color and vivid red edge to the leaves. Maybe people are just planting them in too much sun.
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Mine looked great under 50% shade cloth. Moving it to the new house in a more sunny position killed it... feels like it wants a lot of shade to deal with the heat...
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Late pictures (from January 2021) but since there are no actual pictures of flowers yet...here they are. Lots of axial branching too.
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Absolutely beautiful gem among created succulents. Just bought one on occasion and now studying information.
But who and why renamed it into Shaka Zulu and does Kelly Griffin know about it?
But who and why renamed it into Shaka Zulu and does Kelly Griffin know about it?