Agave attenuata - Fox Tail Agave
By Delonix1
- 7 Dec, 2008
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I went on a little excursion today in San Deigo's uptown districts of Hill Crest and North Park. Took many plants pics. The first of many pics is the Fox Tail Agave I said I was going to post about a month ago.
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Wow, thats Amazing.. If only we could grow them (sigh)..
7 Dec, 2008
Wow. Very unusual and tropical looking. It's beautiful.
7 Dec, 2008
Amazingly tall.
Good picture.
The house in the photo helps give an idea of the height ~
in addition to your giving measurement in feet !
25 Dec, 2008
Terratoonie,
This flower spike is about 15 feet/ 4.5 meters tall.
27 Dec, 2008
When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was an echium! Wow this is spectacular and so well named... guess I'd need a solarium to grow this indoors right? I'm at 45 degrees North Latitude...lol.
24 Feb, 2009
Lori:
It will tolerate temperatures just below freezing for a short period of time. However, prefers a mild-winter climate where temperatures rarely go below freezing.
25 Feb, 2009
Ahhh... well another for my dream list... Thanks Delonix1.
25 Feb, 2009
Lori:
I think it will grow as a house plant in a very well-lit area.
26 Feb, 2009
hmmm....now where would I find it? guess I'll take a look at GardenImports...they always have interesting plants...I just need to get to Toronto!
26 Feb, 2009
Lori:
Good luck finding this plant!
If you ever make a trip to San Diego, CA...they grow wild every where and produce many hundreds of pups.
27 Feb, 2009
Chances are not good, Delonix1, but thanks for posting about them!
3 Mar, 2009
Lori:
You may want to try mail order via the internet. It's probably your best bet.
Good luck!
4 Mar, 2009
Thanks D1, will have to check it out!
11 Mar, 2009
LOL...I knew it sounded familiar!~ senior memory...;lol.
22 Nov, 2012
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26 Feb, 2008
This Agave attenuata - Fox Tail Agave is blooming all around town...mostly along the Freeways, it's too dangerous to take a pic along the freeway though. The flower spike on this plant is about 10 feet tall not including the plant itself...which is about 4 1/2 feet tall.
7 Dec, 2008