First 2 were this past fall.
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The rest are from this past week.
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Thanks for looking,
Chad
Looks awesome!
Lots of goodies and you can walk around them to check them out.
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Thanks Jim, I made a walk through path in the tropical garden so I see everything. And for now the agaves are small enough to walk around in the rock garden. Still have some pics to post of the ( not doing so good )plants.
Did not catch the fact that I double posted pics last night. Just opened a flickr account and was playing around learning to post with my tablet. 😯
Awesome, Chad! What's a name of the grass with the purple inflorescences? Do you think Agave bracteosa will be doing fine without winter protection?
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Igor, the grass is pink muhly grass. Its a nice dwarf grass that should compliment the agaves nicely. Agave bracteosa is a beast. Hasn't shown any damage yet down to 17F. Its planted with upright EE's and a chammy so it recieved supplemental water on top of nearly 60" of rain. If we have any ice I will cover since it is its first year in the ground. Plus I like to keep them looking nice while they are small.
Few other agaves in my gardens.
Protoamericana pokey ghost
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Harvardiana
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Protoamericana var protoamericana still not showing its hardiness
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This agave chrysantha is toast
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Victoria-reginae right at home
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Gentry jaws shows damage even being protected. Not sure how Tony grows it in Raleigh.
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Awesome agave, thanks for sharing. 8)
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-
Thanks DZ, love me some agave.
Great agave! 8)
http://palmiarnia.info - all about hardy tropical plants in Poland & forum!
Thanks a lot Marceli. Will try to take more pics later today.
Chad, sorry I missed your New Year's day post.
Is that a Cholla in your second pic?
Very impressive gardens, beautiful plants well grown.
Sorry you've got some damage showing in your next pics set.
Maybe invert a cardboard box over them until this cold blast ends?
Congrats on getting the hang of Flickr...
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Thanks Barb,
That is a cholla in the second pic. Its really not much bigger now than when I first got it. I remember pulling into a complete strangers house and asking to buy a cutting off theirs they had growing next to the road. Just by chance she had that huge pc. which had got broken off and gave it to me. 😀
I watch all my plants carefully. Any that show damage their first year get covered asap. That agave has been under wraps since mid Nov. Luckily I do have another. What bothers me is that is the hardier of the chrysanthas. And I lost its cousin agave palmeri last year.
I am not so sure its Flickr I had to figure out, but how to copy and paste the HTML with my tablet. It is so different than using my laptop.
We have some winners and some losers. Kinda suprised about my cacti surviving so far inside the totes. They are zone 8 plants with no heat.
Havardiana showing no damage.
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Parryi var. Truncata showing no damage. Same for the hesperaloe not totally in the pic.
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Lophantha and Ovatifolia looking great.
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This americana sp not looking so hot.....
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This protoamericana var. Protoamericana really taking a beating.
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This Trichocereus I bought from Lowes is a real surprise.
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Golden ball under plastic is still kickin.
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Great looking plants!
Jeff
Excellent plants. Man I wish Agave were hardy here!
Have you tried Agave montana? If not I suggest that you do. I'd say they "almost" survive a zone 6 winter as smallish seedlings. Probably hardy for you.
