Agave parrasana (Cabbage Head Agave), happy in a pot.
This was the second, of the pair in pots, by the ramada (top image), I'm assuming this too is an Agave parrasana.
Beautiful in its death.
Agave nickelsiae, aka Agave ferdinandi-regis.
Agave sisalana in the foreground.
Agave shawii ssp. goldmaniana (the large green one in the center)
The bloom of the one on the left (above), perhaps also an A. shawii ssp. goldmaniana.
Love this planting...
Agave 'Sharkskin'
Agave colorata, I think (?), in the foreground.
I couldn't find a label on this blooming beauty. I wonder if its celadon-ish coloring is because it's poured its life-force into blooming?
It's a lovely color.
Agave xylonacantha
Agave cerulata
Agave murpheyi 'Rodney'
Agave colorata
I do love this Agave, I've had two friends share pups of their plants with me, neither one made it.
Bent bloom!
Agave bracteosa and A. potatorum
Agave albopilosa
Desert screening
Agave vilmoriniana babies!
I would really love for someone to come into my garden and build one of these naturalistic Agave planters. Please...
Agave vilmoriniana x pelona (the wavy guy)
Agave macroacantha
Agave medio-picta 'Alba' (the white stripe) wraps up our look at the Agave garden at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. I do hope to return someday when it's maybe cooled down to the 90's and my head isn't throbbing...
Weather Diary, Jan 31: Hi 51, Low 31/ Precip 0
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I did like those dead leaves! Great art inspiration. And the sky in your photos is so striking. It's been a long time since I've been to the desert where you get that color and no buildings visible on the horizon.
ReplyDeleteI love the desert sky, my husband finds it oppressive.
DeleteThat rock-stone-formation-planter... are you saying it's man made? It's fantastic and so natural looking.
ReplyDeleteIt took me a few minutes to realize it was man made, pretty fabulous right?
DeleteThey completely redid the Agave Garden within the last year or two. I love the hardscape they built as the centerpiece!
ReplyDeleteThe celadon-colored flowering agave looks like Agave zebra.
I love it and can't imagine the space without it. Thanks for the ID!
DeleteThe rock like planting business is wonderful and you definitely need one in your garden. I bet Justin Galacic could figure out how to make one. Lots of happy-loking agaves.
ReplyDeleteBut where would I put it? That's the question...
DeleteI love this place! Thank you for bringing back fond memories of a visit there years ago.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome!
DeleteThey have some beautiful specimens there. I hope you get a chance to go back when you're feeling better.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alison, me too.
DeleteI'm enamored with the stone-like stage created to show off many of those agaves. I've got dreams of creating something similar (from stone or another material) on my back slope.
ReplyDeleteExcellent!
DeleteI never realized just how many different agave species there are. You must have been in heaven (despite the throbbing head). I hope it cheered you up at least.
ReplyDeleteAgaves are a great distraction, even from head pain.
DeleteI think you'll enjoy this picture of these agaves at Kew:
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Thanks for sharing that, interesting set-up and I loved reading the comments too. Oh and btw those are Aloes, not Agaves. Very cool plants!
DeleteThe Agave garden looks far better than when we visited last. It looks really good. Tucson is not really most Agave's favored climate, but most of them look pretty good. Colorata has been very finicky here as well. I had mine in sun on the front slope and it nearly died. In full shade now, it has recovered somewhat--it's still alive, anyway.
ReplyDeleteMy eyes were naturally popping out at that crevice garden with its softly eroded rocks. Were most of the plants named or do you just know all of them? I'm afraid I am lost on all but those that have some identifying characteristic.
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