tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post2643773166604075505..comments2024-03-18T18:00:47.701-07:00Comments on danger garden: My make-believe Foliage-Follow-up…(if I lived in Spain)danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-4498941693392649462011-05-19T02:08:07.625-07:002011-05-19T02:08:07.625-07:00Wow those Agave are huge! And one is blooming, ho...Wow those Agave are huge! And one is blooming, how great! It always is interesting to me that the spikes kind of look like asparagus!Candice Suter.....Sweetstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439964856042558664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-70247849443972111802011-05-18T13:35:51.065-07:002011-05-18T13:35:51.065-07:00Those of us with smaller (MUCH smaller) versions c...Those of us with smaller (MUCH smaller) versions can admire and dream. My first thought when I saw that bloom spike was "giant asparagus"!MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-83823217660338804622011-05-18T09:27:46.818-07:002011-05-18T09:27:46.818-07:00Grace, in a way isn't that what all gardening ...Grace, in a way isn't that what all gardening blogs are best at? Providing a little vicarious gardening I mean.<br /><br />Van, I saw the same around Italy, especially on the coast!<br /><br />Pam, great point!<br /><br />kate, nope...not going crazy, because I think I might have one! (courtesy of Mr. Hogan).danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-13772361729641647332011-05-17T22:52:29.718-07:002011-05-17T22:52:29.718-07:00Will it drive you completely mad if I tell you the...Will it drive you completely mad if I tell you there is a surprisingly hardy clone of this species growing in some old NE Portland gardens? I haven't seen how they fared these past two winters, but they'd obviously been there for many years...katehttp://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/plantwisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-22657072239399767862011-05-17T21:11:46.257-07:002011-05-17T21:11:46.257-07:00That rocky, dry habitat looks like parts of Austin...That rocky, dry habitat looks like parts of Austin. I couldn't help noticing that she mentioned their "native habitat," because of course all agaves are native to the Americas and were introduced to the Old World by explorers. When I went to Tanzania I saw agaves growing wild and asked our naturalist guide about them and was assured that they were native African plants. It shows how long they've been around and how well they've naturalized around the globe.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-85147375663686416252011-05-17T19:26:32.179-07:002011-05-17T19:26:32.179-07:00I was in Spain last summer and saw some pretty ama...I was in Spain last summer and saw some pretty amazing gardens. I'd never seen Agaves that big in my life. They were huge!<br /><br />We loved Spain. But it was really hot--above 100 every day. And most Spaniards don't have AC. But the Agaves love it!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing the photos.Van Schilperoorthttp://www.vanschilperoort.com/GardenBlog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-68490778422231029732011-05-17T18:58:04.648-07:002011-05-17T18:58:04.648-07:00What a fun post of vicarious gardening. Love the A...What a fun post of vicarious gardening. Love the Agaves, even if they're not in the Danger Garden.GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.com