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Agave azurea
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Agave azurea
Agave azuria R.H. Webb & G.D. Starr (2014)
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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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Re: Agave azurea
Recently got this from Starr Nursery - keeping it in a pot for now, but hope to eventually put it into the ground.
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Re: Agave azurea
Here's mine, from Greg a couple years ago and in the ground since fall 2016. I'm glad he talked me into buying this one...
Ha, just noticed in the photo that it has an offset. Cool...
Ha, just noticed in the photo that it has an offset. Cool...
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Re: Agave azurea
Wow! That is a truly beautiful plant, Daniel! 
Sure wish we could grow them here in San Diego.
Maybe I'll give one a try, after seeing your beauty!
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Sure wish we could grow them here in San Diego.
Maybe I'll give one a try, after seeing your beauty!
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Re: Agave azurea
I have one from Greg too, doing well since I kept it in a grow tent all winter. Along with A. zebra, so now I have the a to z of agaves...
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Re: Agave azurea
An update on this one - it's had a rough couple years. In summer of 2018 we had a huge monsoon storm (6" of rain in one afternoon) which eroded the side of my parents house, washed it away, and I had to go find it in the gutter down the street...its recovered now but it took a while! It's pretty severely underpotted but I won't be able to get it back in the ground til fall at the earliest. But hey, it's offsetting in its tiny pot!
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Still haven't gotten it out of its pot, but this is the best it's looked in a while!
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Re: Agave azurea
Looking good! Mine did not like pot life at all. So it is back in the ground and I think slowly starting to perk up:
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I finally got this one back into the ground...
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Re: Agave azurea
Here is mine. Enjoying life in the ground.
Mangave toothfairy to its left.
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Re: Agave azurea
McV how much shade does yours get? And, did you get it from Greg? Color is so wildly different...
edit - i see up above you did...same plant right?
edit - i see up above you did...same plant right?
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Re: Agave azurea
Yup, same plant. It gets more shade than planned. My O. cochenilifera has taken off and is giving it more shade than it really needs. It is on my list to prune back a bit. It also is close to where the pool filter back wash goes and while it never sits in wet soil it is close enough it can easily have some roots in that area to benefit from it.
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