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Thought I'd share a hybrid we have over here in England and Europe called Blue Brian .
A hybrid of parrasana x potatorum that with a winter shelter does well in the our climate. Its currently sheltering beneath our montana. It provides a great shape and colour to the drybed.
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Has it made it's way over the pond? Or is it known by another name
That’s a beautiful Agave.
Greg Starr (Starr Nursery) has offered that hybrid for a few years. I tried it at one point and it wasn’t very hardy(for where I’m located).
So many things wrong with this name... Brian must be a pretty sad bloke... being blue and all... I keep hoping someone realizes they spelled brain wrong when coining this name... but I doubt that is it...
mcvansoest wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:32 am
So many things wrong with this name... Brian must be a pretty sad bloke... being blue and all... I keep hoping someone realizes they spelled brain wrong when coining this name... but I doubt that is it...
A bit like ‘Green Goblet’ that has been corrupted into ‘Green Goblin’. Or ‘Blue Ball’ that turned into ‘Blue Balls’. Keeping names on the straight and narrow can be a full time job.
mcvansoest wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:32 am
So many things wrong with this name... Brian must be a pretty sad bloke... being blue and all... I keep hoping someone realizes they spelled brain wrong when coining this name... but I doubt that is it...
A bit like ‘Green Goblet’ that has been corrupted into ‘Green Goblin’. Or ‘Blue Ball’ that turned into ‘Blue Balls’. Keeping names on the straight and narrow can be a full time job.
Blue what, now? I have seen the green goblin and goblet names. I've never seen them side by side though so I never compared them. Didn't realize they were the same. Good to know.
