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A. Americanas? Something different ?

Umbrae

By Umbrae
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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I agree.

Watch out, they make war in your garden if you're not careful.

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Jdiaz31089 Mentor

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22 minutes ago, Gonzer said:

  The Agave from hell.

LOL. They are pretty mean plants. I only keep one in a pot and seldom move it. 

 

Umbrae, for a similar look, see Agave weberi. It lacks spines, except for the terminal spine - and that can be clipped off with your fingernail. It's much more user friendly than americana. 

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Umbrae Experienced

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Managing them isn't really that big an issue, the trick I have found is to be punctual with care, if you don't let them run wild they are easily maintained, heavy gloves and the right tools are also a must

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Wow haha I've never grown any, not my style... and I can't help but wonder what makes them so mean??  Pretty much the only thing that ever makes me hate a plant or consider it mean are a nastily spreading root system/suckers.  Does agave do that?  I would have guessed it had more of a bromeliad type of habit.

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On 9/27/2017, 4:43:53, MattyNativeSeed said:

Wow haha I've never grown any, not my style... and I can't help but wonder what makes them so mean??  Pretty much the only thing that ever makes me hate a plant or consider it mean are a nastily spreading root system/suckers.  Does agave do that?  I would have guessed it had more of a bromeliad type of habit.

Most agave are very well armed. A. americana is one of the nastiest in that the marginal spine is rigid and very sharp, and that the leaves are lined with spines that seem to jump at you and grab you at any chance they get. This species is also very aggressive in the way it suckers - up close to the mother, making it a nightmare to remove them, but also far away from the mother plant. If you're not careful, they form dense, thorny colonies. To add insult to injury, individual plants go to flower after several years and after a spectacular display they die, leaving you with a tangle of deflated, thorny leaves to clean up. What's not to love?

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On Fri Sep 29 2017 09:59:41 GMT-0700, Jdiaz31089 said:

Most agave are very well armed. A. americana is one of the nastiest in that the marginal spine is rigid and very sharp, and that the leaves are lined with spines that seem to jump at you and grab you at any chance they get. This species is also very aggressive in the way it suckers - up close to the mother, making it a nightmare to remove them, but also far away from the mother plant. If you're not careful, they form dense, thorny colonies. To add insult to injury, individual plants go to flower after several years and after a spectacular display they die, leaving you with a tangle of deflated, thorny leaves to clean up. What's not to love?

^^Many experiences cleaning up this kind of mess Lol, exactly the reason I stick with smaller/ solitary sp. Still not what I'd call "painless" but not pure torture. 

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  Another fine point in this plant's favor is it's foul smelling and irritating sap. Cut leaf ends smell like a dorm bathroom after a weekend of drinking, vomiting, and expulsion of cheap fast food.

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