My dioon edule

[Stan]

Yes.The label was in there for a decade..I pretty much have that memorized!

[Meangreen94z]

Any updated photos of your Rio Verde/ Jacala Hidalgo? I have 2 Rio Verde and 2 Queretaro Blue.

[Agave_fan]

I am only 5 years late with the update MeanGreen but better late than never?

I have been doing the wintering I mentioned back in 2017 and all made it through the couple bad winters we have had since then where temps dipped below freezing for consecutive days and even into the single digits. Now that they are bigger, I think I am doing more harm than good by covering the leaves so I might just wrap the base this winter when temps are predicted to go below freezing for more than a few hours.

For the first time, I had several of them produce seed this year- two of the angustifolium and one of the Jacala. I will try to remember how to attach a couple photos without posting them upside down and getting on Gee's bad side.

[Meangreen94z]

I am only 5 years late with the update MeanGreen but better late than never?

I have been doing the wintering I mentioned back in 2017 and all made it through the couple bad winters we have had since then where temps dipped below freezing for consecutive days and even into the single digits. Now that they are bigger, I think I am doing more harm than good by covering the leaves so I might just wrap the base this winter when temps are predicted to go below freezing for more than a few hours.

For the first time, I had several of them produce seed this year- two of the angustifolium and one of the Jacala. I will try to remember how to attach a couple photos without posting them upside down and getting on Gee's bad side.

Thank you for the update, those have done extremely well. I have angustfolium, edule in several forms, merolae,califanoi, holmgrenii, and vovidisii in ground in my new yard. I also have planifolium and caputoi still in containers. They’ve been a bit finicky .

Dioon edule ‘Queretaro Blue’

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[Agave_fan]

Very nice!

You mentioned a new yard, how many winters has this landscape setup seen?

[Meangreen94z]

Very nice!

You mentioned a new yard, how many winters has this landscape setup seen?

Thank you

This will be the first winter in ground at this location. I brought 90% of it inside in 2021 but most of it has been outside the last 2 winters either in ground or in containers. The Dioon were either on my porch under a tarp or in the garage depending on the year and the species. The Yucca linearifolia in the picture were on my porch for 2021 and did fine

[Agave_fan]

Thank you

This will be the first winter in ground at this location. I brought 90% of it inside in 2021 but most of it has been outside the last 2 winters either in ground or in containers. The Dioon were either on my porch under a tarp or in the garage depending on the year and the species. The Yucca linearifolia in the picture were on my porch for 2021 and did fine

I look forward to hearing how they do this year. We had a pretty mild winter last year so fingers crossed for the same this year.

[Agave_fan]

Today was a beautiful day with temperatures only getting to 87 so I spent the day repotting some neglected cacti.

I noticed that when I walked through a specific area, I kept getting a whiff of something that smelled like a cross between a rotted cactus and a nasty chemical smell. I checked everything in the area and all plants were solid so I ignored it until I was done with all my repotting for the day and then took time to fully investigate.

I learned something new today, my dioon edule cones STINK!

I confirmed it with all three cones which had varying degrees of the same putrid scent. The largest cone was the strongest so I am speculating that as the cone matures and gets closer to pollination time, it starts sending out a horrible smell to attract insects to help with pollination? Or, perhaps it starts putting off an offensive odor to prevent anything from getting near it? Just speculation of course.

With these stinky cones around, I have a strong urge to do another agave snout weevil treatment around my house as this seems like an odor they might be attracted to and gravitate toward.

[Meangreen94z]

Nice, something to look forward to. I’m sure it’s an adaptation for attracting beetles to cross pollinate.