Monday, June 24, 2013

At last

 . . . my love (that is not Greg) has come along to my garden.

How did I get joint compound on that green pot?

In April a friend gave me a gift certificate to Garden Fever. I'm at Garden Fever all the time and I could've spent it before now but I didn't want to use it on tomatoes or compost or filler plants. I wanted to use it for something special.

I finally got an Agave 'Blue Glow.' I was so excited I bought two. Because I'm a greedy little plant-pig, I wish I had bought three.


These guys are hardy in zones 9b-11, so they'll have to come inside for the winter. They reach a mature size of 1-2' by 1-2' and apparently they are fast growers. I could have purchased a larger size but they didn't look as nice as the smaller ones did.

As long as we're talking about pokey plants, I thought I'd give you an update on some of my others . . .


After sitting like a bump on a log for a year, my Dasylirion texanum has pumped out a ton of new growth. He's surrounded by biennials and easily moved grasses, so he'll have plenty of room to stretch to his full size (3' tall by 3-5' wide). This one is hardy down to zone 5 and it hasn't been fazed by the heavy rains.


My agaves have gotten hugongous. Three of them are more than a foot across. Too bad about that tenacious petticoat of oxalis, grrr.


This guy had some damage from the wet spring. He's also a little sheltered by the milkweed and crocosmia, so I don't think he's drying out enough.



Those low white blooms are Lewisia cotyledon 'White Splendor'. They have been blooming without stop since the first of April. They are hardy in zones 4-10 and only ask for excellent drainage.


This one's going to get her own MTV show. A baby having babies! You're too young!


This is a pup I recently unwound from one of the larger agaves and it's only a couple of inches across. They grow up so fast these days!

4 comments:

  1. Yay! Glad you got the 'Blue Glow' hook-up, and why settle for just one?

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  2. Gift certificate at Garden Fever? A friend, indeed!

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  3. You give me hope for the D. texanum I planted last year. It's dragging its feet but not dead yet. Your A. 'Blue Glow' grouping has me jealous, especially paired with that radiant Aloe dorothea (?) My 'Blue Glow' is looking fetching up against a red brick wall. Aren't they stunners?

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  4. You two kill me.

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