Agave americana mediopicta aurea

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shots from a local southern CAlifornia nursery
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From the Hollygate Cactus Garden in southern England, now sadly defunct.
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In my Pacifica CA garden.
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That's a very nice form, well grown too. These are beauties if you manage to keep them from being swallowed up in their own pups. I've learned the hard way!
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You’re right. They pup with gay abandon! Surprising to me that they’re rarely seen for sale (at least around here)

This plant took 2 years to get that form back after I planted it in a shadier spot and “went splat” with splayed out leaves. The leaves burned badly when I moved it up onto a full sun terrace as shown, even here on the coast. So yeah... finally it looks good!
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Reference first photo in the thread....

I haven't seen an Agave aesthetically better placed. Simply breathtaking........ I have many natural rocks in my hill top house so have lot of places to implement this idea. Thanks Jkwinston :U
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It’s a very handsome plant.
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