Agave attenuata - Foxtail Agave starting to bloom

"Day of the Triffids" springs to mind ;-)

What's the pale grey plant to the bottom right of the picture ?

Louise1:

When I've posted these plants in the past...many GoY members have said the same thing. LOL!. : > )

It's actually blue/silver. It's called Brahea armata - Mexican Blue Palm...which is native to Baja California. : > )

Hmm, i like !

You can get them here but nead a lot of winter protection i understand
Mexican blue palm that is

That blue palm is very striking...I like too !!

Mushybanna:

Mexican blue palm is very hardy...their only draw back...I would guess in England would be cold and wet. They can tolerate the cold...however, since native to desert Baja California they need very dry when cold. Wet cold weather brings many bacterial diseases and bud rot which will usually kill the palm.

Amblealice:

Large trees, which I've posted many in the past...are very beautiful and have very long spectacular flowering spikes in early spring.

We have some specimens of the Agave attenuata at Kew but I've yet to see one flower.

Rbtkew:

Yes, I've heard that from many people who grow them in greenhouses...I'm not sure of the reason. I think they just need to be outdoors in the fresh air maybe? : > )