Agaves!
After unpacking and sorting here are my riches. Clockwise from top: 3 x A. scabra, 7 x A. salmiana var. ferox, and 2 x A. colorata.
How lucky am I? And who sent me this Agave care package?
Here's a hint for those of you who garden in Portland, and shop Garden Fever. It's Richard, contemplating a ginormous (beautiful) Agave salmiana var. ferox. And check out that Opuntia in the background...
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| photo credit: Lori Vollmer |
Richard and his wife Lori own Garden Fever nursery, in addition to their home in the PNW they also have a home (and garden) in Arizona. They "de-pupped" several of their agaves and shared the wealth. Yippee!
Here's the mama plant to my pair of A. colorata, good genes no?
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| photo credit: Lori Vollmer |
Look at those teeth!
I'm in love. Thank you Lori and Richard!!! Now what will I do with them all...
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A pack of puppies going to a good home!
ReplyDeleteThanks Laurin, I will certainly try to do right by them.
DeleteWow! The salmianas are monsters. Will you unleash them in the ground?
ReplyDeleteYes, some of them at least. That's what the agave pictured in this post (http://plantlust.com/blog/2014/08/yes-of-course-you-can-grow-that-or-at-least-you-should-give-it-a-try/) is rumored to be. So I've got to see how they do.
DeleteVery exciting to get a box o agave and thoughtful of Lori and Richard to think of you! Can't wait to see what you do with them.
ReplyDeleteYou won't have to wait long! (at least for their first use)
DeleteYay! New pups! Very good looking bunch! I also noticed in the 3rd photo from the bottom, behind the agave, he has what looks like a big lophocereus schottii monstrose. I just got one (much smaller, of course) and one of the spiralis as well. I love the surprise they add.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could grow those in the ground here.
DeleteWhile getting any new plant is exciting, there's an added thrill when they come in a package to your door (gift or purchase). Love those close ups of the A. colorata pup. Those incurved spines and imprints are amazing!
ReplyDeleteYes indeed, plants delivered bring extra excitement.
DeleteAgave Mamma, taking in a new batch of foster children. Prickly children are often the hardest to place, I hear.
ReplyDeleteIt is a reoccurring theme isn't it? Imagine if I lived in a place where people leave them out on the curb with a free sign. Would I ever be able to drive by without stopping?
DeleteVery nice! What a great gift. Are these the ones from your Instagram picture?
ReplyDeleteGood eye! Yes, they are. More photos like that on Monday.
DeleteLucky Loree! Colorata is a particularly beautiful Agave.
ReplyDeleteIndeed it is, hopefully I can grow one of these on to some size.
DeletePlant deliveries are the best! Lucky girl!
ReplyDeleteI am!
DeleteAll lovely new additions ! I love Agaves but have such a healthy respect for them ! They take no prisoners !
ReplyDeleteTrue. My husband frequently threatens to cut off their spikes.
DeleteI think this is the beginning of a beautiful plant-sharing relationship!
ReplyDeleteWe didn't want to thin the pack and then throw them into the composter. It seemed like such a waste! We were so happy knowing they were going to a good home.
And thanks so much for the post and giving kudos to Garden Fever! Lori & Richard
Okay I can't play it cool with a comment like that..."the beginning of a beautiful plant-sharing relationship"...yes please! Although I don't really know what I could possibly share so it seems a little one-sided. Still...I thank you...and really, how lucky am I to have a nursery like Garden Fever so close to me?
DeleteOh my god, AMAZING teeth! What legends.
ReplyDeleteHehe.
DeleteA great gift, arriving with thoughtful advice. For me the main hazard of plant boxes is to remember not to open them outside on a windy day when they are full of those styrofoam peanuts.
ReplyDeleteSo true. Inevitably one (or more) blows under my car in the driveway...
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