Hi All,
Can someone ID this plant for me please
http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/EB_Photos_2009/IMG00094-20090326-1030.jpg
Rgds
Leonard.
Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Mar 27, 2009 9:28 am Hi All, Can someone ID this plant for me please http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/EB_Photos_2009/IMG00094-20090326-1030.jpg Rgds Leonard. Re: What's this plant? 3Mar 27, 2009 10:11 am Hi, It looks like an Agave of some sort. I would suggest Agave attenuata. A closer a photo would make id easier. These looks a tad spindly, this would be because they are in the shade under the tree. If you moved them into a sunnier position they would fill out more. Re: What's this plant? 4Mar 27, 2009 10:13 am That's the one, no doubt about that. Other Agave varieties will not appear like that and most are very thorny. Re: What's this plant? 5Mar 27, 2009 12:23 pm Thanks, you guys rock! We saw them on the side of the street and we like them for our new garden once the house is built. Cheers Re: What's this plant? 6Mar 27, 2009 3:44 pm Very easy to grow from side shoots, perhaps ask the owner if you can have a small one - or help yourself if its on the side of the road. I have grown many from side shoots, just make sure it has some roots and it will grow into new plant. I don't think I've ever had one fail doing this but they do grow slowly, the one in the pic would be a few years old. Re: What's this plant? 7Mar 27, 2009 4:02 pm They can get big so give them room I have seen so many planted in landscapes (even those featured in magazines) where they will be totally inappropriate in years to come. . Re: What's this plant? 10Mar 27, 2009 7:07 pm SuH I love these plants, especially when they have babies I love it when it rains and the raindrops sit on the leaves and that perfect centre "bit" .....I don't like the spiders that love them also. How can you deal with the yucky visitors? Does surface spray kill the plant? 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: What's this plant? 11Mar 27, 2009 8:16 pm lisanne Does surface spray kill the plant? Some sprays do harm plants, some don't. Use some stuff called "coopex" around them a few times a year. A residual spray that won't harm your plants 0 4750 |