Friday, January 22, 2021

The Huntington: agaves and yucca and aloe... oh my!

Perhaps I saved the best for last? Nah, it's all good in the Desert Garden at the Huntington. Besides this isn't really the end, I still have photos to share from the other parts of the garden.

Aloe 'David Verity' I believe, but then again my aloe knowledge and ID skills are minimal at best.

Such an interesting way this agave has of fanning out it's huge leaves to display the growing bloomspike.

Sweet! Agave nickelsiae has got to be one of the most strange and yet beautiful of the agaves.

Agave titanota, another gorgeous agave.

The bright yellow number is a Hechtia huamelulaensis.

There were several different labels in this patch of spiky goodness, Abromeitiella lorentziana and Abromeitiella brevifolia were two. I believe these are synonyms for the same plant.



Agave macroacantha 

Sign says... Aloe arborescens (yellow-flowered form)


Agave colorata? A guess...


Agave attenuata I believe...

And of course there were several big variegated Agave americana waving their fierce arms to and fro...



This guy gets in on the arm action too.

Looks like he's made a friend that he's considering giving a hug to.




Such an expressive power-stance in the middle of a patch of blue senecio.




I love the color of this one, and it's waving tips. Perhaps Agave attenuata 'Boutin Blue'?



Let's go that away shall we? Onward, forward, to see the rest of the garden.... (in the upcoming days...)

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17 comments:

  1. A stunning Abromeitiella hedge! Looks like a dangerous topiary I would never contemplate crossing uninvited. Variegated A. americana is huge, and alive...

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    1. I wish I could grow that Abromeitiella brevifolia outdoors here, instead I have just a tiny pot inside for the winter.

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  2. Outrageousness in the extreme ! Loving it ! :)

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  3. Just lovely! All of it. I was able to visit the Huntington Gardens once many years ago when I was into roses, but the desert garden was of interest to me too. Now it is everything.

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    1. There are parts of the garden I still haven't seen because I spend all my time in the desert garden.

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  4. All that spiky goodness in a couple acres - Love!

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  5. Oh yes, they are luscious. I feel much warmer just viewing them. Great collection! Thanks for brightening my day.

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  6. Really enjoying the series on the Huntington. And here I thought your camera had broken! If so, what a swan song...

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    1. The Huntington was pre-camera break. I was really sweating whether or not I'd be able to get the photos off the camera. As you can see, I was successful.

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  7. Fabulous photos! I expect you were in 7th heaven that day. Based on Gerhard's recent post on the renovation in process at the Huntington, you've got a good basis way for making comparisons on your next visit ;)

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    1. I was indeed, and the renovations had begun when I was there. It was shocking to see the destruction but it's all part of the process.

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  8. Spectacular! Can’t wait to travel to again, goodness knows when...

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    1. Hard to not let it get you down isn't it? At least for me.

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  9. Very hard! I have to keep reminding myself "this too, will pass, this too, will pass".
    It does make me appreciate my past visits to such places with a lot more gratitude.

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