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Variegated Agave


Variegated Agave (Agave)

These Agave plants were put in last year. They were tiny. Photo taken May 25, 2011.



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How I would love to grow these, especially A.ferox.

10 Jun, 2011

 

Meanie:

Virtually all Agave species grow here...and many have naturalized in large populations in the canyons. Many are blooming now.

10 Jun, 2011

 

Actually looks like one of the many varieties of Furcraea foetida. Otherwise, beautiful!

20 Jun, 2011

 

Tugbrethil:

It looks like the variegated Furcraea foetida...however, it is a variegated Agave.

20 Jun, 2011

 

Any idea which species? I don't think that I've seen one quite like it before.

21 Jun, 2011

 

Tugbrethil:

Not sure which species this is... however, there's many variegated varieties here.

21 Jun, 2011

 

I've found a few new to me here in Phoenix, too--I had no idea that there was a variegated form of A. murpheyi, for instance!

21 Jun, 2011

 

Yes, there's variegated forms of so many species of Agave. I especially like the variegated forms of Agave attenuata.

I bet many of the variegated forms of Agave don't grow in Phoenix because it's too hot...intense sun and heat can scorch them.

21 Jun, 2011

 

The ones that do well here--forms of A. americana, A. angustata, A. desmettiana, and, now, A. murpheyi--are among the very few variegated plants that can take full sun here.

22 Jun, 2011



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