Id this the Parryi?

Havardiana has been a tough one for me.

Sorry I don't have a picture of it 😉

Yes, it is Parryi. Comes from a cold snowy area north of Prescott AZ.

I have not had any luck with Havardiana so far even covered, but I will try again this year. I seen one you have and it looks amazing. 😀

The suckers on my harvardiana seem to be growing faster than the parent. I wonder if I didn't water it enough the first year I got it.

The suckers on my harvardiana seem to be growing faster than the parent. I wonder if I didn't water it enough the first year I got it.

Could be that the suckers are adapting better to the new soil after the transplant? I would take them off and start new plants with them, and then I bet the parent plant will do better. Maybe too late? 😐

Thanks Aaron. It's not doing too bad, just slower than I expected.

Aaron

My Havardiana looked a little behaggered the first winter,a little bit of
moisture and cold damage was the culprit.

Cuja1

How big is the Havardiana?

Jim,

it's about 4 inches wide or so, it put out about 2 new leaves this summer, but 2 new suckers appeared this summer as well and one of them has 4 leaves (if thats the correct term for them), the sucker is still smaller than the parent. I also repotted it this spring so I don't know if that makes a difference. My a. parryi that arrived this spring hasn't grown much either, but the a. parryi that I planted in the ground has done real well. I'm kind of worried about how its going to do outside.

Jim,

it's about 4 inches wide or so, it put out about 2 new leaves this summer, but 2 new suckers appeared this summer as well and one of them has 4 leaves (if thats the correct term for them), the sucker is still smaller than the parent. I also repotted it this spring so I don't know if that makes a difference. My a. parryi that arrived this spring hasn't grown much either, but the a. parryi that I planted in the ground has done real well. I'm kind of worried about how its going to do outside.

If you keep it dry(no moisture inside the cover)and above 10F you won't have any problems...

at least I didn't and I planted these in December 😯

Agave havardiana Leaf burn, and so early in the season. 😕
http://unkowndestination.blogspot.com/2012/11/feeling-fall.html

Thats a nice one-maybe when they are small they aren't so tough?

I do have a A.Neomexicana that is about that size and it has been ok

Here is what mine looked like when I planted it.Dec 6th 2008

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and 3 months later in March

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........just a little pickled 😆

The center of this plant now is thick like a telephone pole

Aaron, what a shame.
I can't imagine that the lower sun angle in Fall is so intense?
It'll bounce back by putting out lots of new leaves. 😀

Jim you plant in DECEMBER???? 😯
So much for the theory about root development before cold arrives.

Barb

I can't imagine that the lower sun angle in Fall is so intense?

Barb

I should have made it more clear, it was frost bite. 😉

Thats a nice one-maybe when they are small they aren't so tough?

I think if it makes it through a winter it will more hardy. A bit on the small side.

Thanks for sharing the pics. 😀

Hope it makes it,my Parryi looked like yours after the first winter
maybe a little better but only because it was covered...
one issue I had was condensation dripping on the cactus during the day
and freezing every night.

My winter planting technique for palms and cactus,water once
after planting and then not again until soil temps are well over 50F in spring.

Those are some beauties! That one hybrid between utahensis and neomexicana is real cool.

I recently aquired Agave Havardiana... a beautiful Agave.

This Agave will be planted in the spring and join (if they survive the Winter) Agave Montana and Neomexicana.
Gives me the shivers though seeing those "pickled" Agaves 😕 The Montana has been through three cold Winters here without damage protected by an evergreen shrub.

Here's Neomexicana planted just below Montana

First season in the ground for this Agave.