Leap year pups

[Rubensdesk]

2024 is a leap year and many of my agaves are participating with pups. Some are ready to harvest while others will need a bit more time to grow to a stable size. A few pics of the mother plants plus pups.

Some of the agaves producing pups.

Agave americana 'Marginata' - 2
Agave americana var. striata -2
Agave asperrima -4
Agave attenuata 'Kara's Stripes' -6
Agave attenuata 'Ray of Light' - 1
Agave colorata -4
Agave deserti -6
Agave desmetiana - 2
Agave guiengola 'Crème Brulee' - 2
Agave isthmensis 'Rum Runner' - 2
Agave macroacantha - 2
Agave parrasana - 4
Agave parrasana 'meatclaw'- 1
Agave parryi truncata -2
Agave potatorum ‘Bon Petite’ - 2
Agave potatorum 'Cubic ' - 4
Agave pygmae 'Dragon Toes' - 1
Agave shawii - 2
Agave stricta 'Nana' - 1
Agave titanota 'Blue Black' - 2
Agave univittata 'Quadricolor' -20

[Luc]

Agave potatorum ´Bon petite’, I didn’t know this cv. , what’s the difference with Confederate Rose?

[Luc]

It’s a deserti ?

[Gafoto]

Some of my little plants go nuts with pups, especially under the lights with consistent temps and moisture.

I have one parryi from Mt Lemmon that produced almost a dozen pups this winter. Hopefully it calms down when it finally gets in the ground. The one nickelsiae I have is almost as bad.

All my various isthmensis are pupping too. I tend to pull them off early to avoid ruining the mother’s form.

[Rubensdesk]

It’s a deserti ?

Yes this is Agave desertii. I also have a few smaller seedling in 4in pot grown from seed.

[Rubensdesk]

I think Agave confederate rose and Agave bon petite both are similar hybrids. I could not find anything that gave a clear distinction between the two.