Agave Victoria Regina

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There was not a lot I could do with this rocky outcrop as far as planting palms in there. So bring out the agave I thought. And what a nice feature it turned out to be. I don’t really get in there and clean the she oak  leaves and weed around, just to dangerous for my little cultivation fingers, they do get you and they hurt every time I try to clean them up. It gets very hot in summer and they love it. The more sun you give them the better they grow. 

[SeanK]

Good use of the space. They're small and don't need a large plot to anchor roots. Well Done.

[JohnAndSancho]

A friend of mine is holding some Agave Americana pups for me - more volunteers for the yard from Fusca. I dunno how hardy they are as pups, but I know giant mature plants survived 2021 in Texas. I dunno how well they'll do in this swamp land, but 98% of what we do is experimenting. I don't think the cats would mess with them - not more than once anyway. 

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2 hours ago, SeanK said:

Good use of the space. They're small and don't need a large plot to anchor roots. Well Done.

The flower is quite tall. I gave my father one 20 years ago, he planted it in very hot full sun rockery. It flowered about 6 years ago. Then it died after flowering. They may be small but deadly to work with.

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31 minutes ago, JohnAndSancho said:

A friend of mine is holding some Agave Americana pups for me - more volunteers for the yard from Fusca. I dunno how hardy they are as pups, but I know giant mature plants survived 2021 in Texas. I dunno how well they'll do in this swamp land, but 98% of what we do is experimenting. I don't think the cats would mess with them - not more than once anyway. 

Swamp land could be tricky for a succulent, I would just throw them on top of the soil if it’s as bad as you imagine. Yer let the cats mess with them they won’t come back for another hit of them, you need a hundred inside the house in pots they go digging in them as cat scratch, it might cure them of the problem you have digging up pot plants as kitty litter tray.

[JohnAndSancho]

22 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Swamp land could be tricky for a succulent, I would just throw them on top of the soil if it’s as bad as you imagine. Yer let the cats mess with them they won’t come back for another hit of them, you need a hundred inside the house in pots they go digging in them as cat scratch, it might cure them of the problem you have digging up pot plants as kitty litter tray.

Or - what if I plant a bunch of palms off center and plant the agave in there with them? 😂 Maybe I could finally leave stuff outside. But yeah, the soil is fertile but you're right. I'm in the process of digging out probably 20 years of Bermuda grass and roots and it's nasty business. Probably better off keeping them in pots with some lava rock or something. 

[TropicsEnjoyer]

Very nice use of the rocky spot. They seem happy. It would be cool if maybe you added another species to the mix. At the moment though, vic-reg is at least not that dangerous compared to other agaves that have serrated leaves.

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On 7/4/2025 at 11:48 PM, TropicsEnjoyer said:

Very nice use of the rocky spot. They seem happy. It would be cool if maybe you added another species to the mix. At the moment though, vic-reg is at least not that dangerous compared to other agaves that have serrated leaves.

Yes that is the idea to plant more succulents in and around that area. There is a cactus and another agave sp in there. I have a nice barrel cactus and a encepharlotis horridus to plant in there for now.