Agave americana ssp. protoamericana

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Agave americana ssp. protoamericana

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Agave america ssp. protoamericana Gentry (1982)
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is large, broad leaves, which I must have .
I have a hybrid: protoamericana x scabra but i have to cultivate that one also!!!
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Where did you get the protoamericana x scabra from?
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i got one pup from our local botanic garden 25 years ago. it has bloomed
about 10 years ago but i have many more now.
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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".

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A. america ssp. protoamerica
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Agave
"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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Huntington Garden plant
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is it me or does the Huntington plant look like salmiana? Perhaps I just don't know protoamericana...
the first and last plants pictured look very dissimilar. Not saying any of these aren't named correctly; just marveling at what constitutes the taxon
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agreed...it seems rather ethereal.
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