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Wavy Agave flowers finally bloom

Tracy

By Tracy
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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I have had this wavy agave in my Leucadia garden for several years.  It put up an inflorescence a few years back, but due to the height if the flower stalk, it was top heavy and blew over in a winter wind storm.  There were pups underneath and due to severe tearing at the roots of the main plant I just removed it and let the pups grow.  So this winter one of the larger pups decided to put up a new flower stalk as well as an offset I planted in another part of the garden.  I was impressed this morning when I finally saw the rather bland yellow green flower buds had turned orange and were blooming.  They are tiny blossoms compared to some of the other Agave's I have grown, but the inflorescence is extremely tall.  I love these little flowers, it's been worth the wait!

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33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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San Marcos growers identifies the plant as Agave gypsophila

33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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Looks like A. gypsophila "Blue Wave". Not long lived but very nice. You should have lots of offspring.

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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On 4/13/2017, 3:00:45, PalmatierMeg said:

Looks like A. gypsophila "Blue Wave". Not long lived but very nice. You should have lots of offspring.

You are 100% correct on all the above.  About 2 to 4 years to putting up an inflorescence for me (one younger and two older now).  A prolific pupper, I've transplanted and given away a few offsets from the original plant which blew over before the tall inflorescence flowered.

33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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