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^ Definitely pushing the envelope, but if you can plant them is a high spot next to a building under a tree or sumptin' (and keep 'em dry), you might have a chance, but regular low to mid twenties and snow (!!!) does not sound promising. OTOH, S. cylindrica does make a lovely houeplant IMO, and will do swimmingly in a south- or west-facing window.
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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 couple more nursery photos. If anyone can identify the agave in the first photo I'd appreciate it.
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A. gypsophila
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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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Another houseplant, super tender. I have two Agaves, which take damage every winter no matter what, A. 'Celsii Multicolor' (definitely not celsii/mitis, probably A. boldinghiana), and A. gypsophila.
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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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I didn't buy it but it caught my eye. I got this compact looking A. v-r instead. It has really wide leaf bases, though not as nice as the ones from Starr Nursery.
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I have A.gypsophyla and have had it for years. It was a burned slightly in 2007. It to me,makes a better potted plant. You can see the pinkered edges better. In the ground with many other plants it sort of blends and is not standout. They can get sizeable in a large pot. Mine is not in a large pot..its in a Mexican flower bowl with a few suckers off the main plant. Nice.
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I know nobody here cares about this but,S.cylindrica has a wicked tip. Sharp. For the Google crowd who see this and want to know details,details...
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I visited another new-to-me nursery today. They don't specialize in xeric plants but had quite a few. I took a few photos for those who like to gander.
None of these cactus were labeled but they were all so pretty. The black pots are gallon size.
None of these cactus were labeled but they were all so pretty. The black pots are gallon size.
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It's always tempting to buy mesembs. I did not!
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Lithops are easy, and some are pretty hardy. Just water lightly once per week -- all year long. Previous pic is of four different Mamms. You can never have enough Mamms!
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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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This is the second nursery I've been to with a putting green.
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A few little haworthia and some very tongue shaped gasteria for Spiny. I brought home the Gasteria excelsa. I think it might form a fairly large rosette.
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Odds and ends.
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Looks like a really nice nursery.
What kind of soil does the siamese require? Just kidding....
Can't believe they had a Gasteria excelsa...I would have grabbed that one in an instant. There's another that eventually makes a rosette after many years, and the largest species of Gasteria there is. I've kept my eyes open, but have never been able to find one... yet.
Looks like you had a fun day.
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I just read that you bought the G. excelsa (missed that first time around). Good for you! Yes, it makes a very large rosette, in time. Nice score.
What kind of soil does the siamese require? Just kidding....
Can't believe they had a Gasteria excelsa...I would have grabbed that one in an instant. There's another that eventually makes a rosette after many years, and the largest species of Gasteria there is. I've kept my eyes open, but have never been able to find one... yet.
Looks like you had a fun day.
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I just read that you bought the G. excelsa (missed that first time around). Good for you! Yes, it makes a very large rosette, in time. Nice score.
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^ I have had Gasteria acinacifolia and G. excelsa for a few years now. They aren't too sure they like Arizona...
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Cool.
It just occurred to me I never checked Aridlands to see if they have it. Sure enough, they do. Guess I'll have to put in an order and grab one of their 1 gallon size - reasonalby priced too. Truly, excelsa when old and big is one very impressive plant for a Gasteria!
It just occurred to me I never checked Aridlands to see if they have it. Sure enough, they do. Guess I'll have to put in an order and grab one of their 1 gallon size - reasonalby priced too. Truly, excelsa when old and big is one very impressive plant for a Gasteria!
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Gee, the mammillaria cactus were very beautiful. I had to have one and chose the one that has apricot colored flowers.
Spiny, it's chilly and overcast here with passing showers, a really nice day to treasure hunt. Yes, I bought the G. excelsa! I always look things up as I shop and it looked really interesting. Photos of it in full sun show quite a bit of tip burn. I'm going to place mine in partial shade for now.
Spiny, it's chilly and overcast here with passing showers, a really nice day to treasure hunt. Yes, I bought the G. excelsa! I always look things up as I shop and it looked really interesting. Photos of it in full sun show quite a bit of tip burn. I'm going to place mine in partial shade for now.
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Gasteria acinacifolia is even larger. Mine is about 2' across.Spination wrote:Cool.
It just occurred to me I never checked Aridlands to see if they have it. Sure enough, they do. Guess I'll have to put in an order and grab one of their 1 gallon size - reasonalby priced too. Truly, excelsa when old and big is one very impressive plant for a Gasteria!
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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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Best guess Mammillaria karwinskiana ssp nejapensis. Your Gasteria will take a fair amount of sun, and they often red stress in winter.Azuleja wrote:Gee, the mammillaria cactus were very beautiful. I had to have one and chose the one that has apricot colored flowers.
Spiny, it's chilly and overcast here with passing showers, a really nice day to treasure hunt.
Photos of Gasteria excelsa in full sun show quite a bit of tip burn. I'm going to place mine in partial shade for 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".
"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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Our acinafilia are here practically growing wild, planted out here and there and growing for decades. 2' sounds about right too. Nothing seems to bother them, and I've never even seen a hint of affect from cold. Very hardy plant.
Not sure about yours, but none of the ones here hold a candle to this beast...
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Not sure about yours, but none of the ones here hold a candle to this beast...
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Wow, nice plant -- that's a whole lotta years without taking a lick of damage. Mine was really nice until winter before last. I'm hopeful it will regain its form in the coming year. Nice thing about 'em is, for whatever reason, vermin leave them alone, and is certainly not true of all Gasterias, I've had a 'Little Warty' chewed all to hell more than once.
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Gee, what about Mammillaria chionocephala or Mammillaria formosa? I think the flowers might be light pink.
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Good choice on the partial shade. The big rosette I showed on the other thread of G. carinatus I managed to burn a bit when I got it roughly 2 years ago. Interestingly though, 2 years later, those same leaves have more than less regained their original coloring, something I would not have expected. With most plant's leaves, once they're burned, they're burned, and that's that. So while it's better not to allow the sun burn in the first place, it's pretty interesting that here's a plant that appearance-wise seems to have healed itself. I think it's interesting enough that I'll post a pic of it on that other thread of the damage, so you can see the after, and the before.Azuleja wrote:
Spiny, it's chilly and overcast here with passing showers, a really nice day to treasure hunt. Yes, I bought the G. excelsa! I always look things up as I shop and it looked really interesting. Photos of it in full sun show quite a bit of tip burn. I'm going to place mine in partial shade for now.
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Anyone recognize the brown stemmed aloe in the last picture of the first post?