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richard.spicer.7906

St Albans based, career changer and studying Horticulture. Bulb addict, South African plant fan and converted succulent lover

Plant Name Agave zebra

 

Zebra Agave

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Agave zebra

  • Season Icon Mid WinterMid Winter 2017
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richard.spicer.7906

Quite neglected and dehydrated Agave from last year (as seen in this pic) but I have improved my cacti parenting since then 😊 - I know this is an Agave but not sure which. It's very small (not really got bigger than this in the 25 years I've had it. A school friend of mine passed on to me a baby and it's got to about 20-25 cm in diameter. Interesting markings on it, someone previously mentioned Agave zebra but wasn't sure. Can anyone help ID this? #succulent #plantid #plantid-succulent

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KatieCat

@richard.spicer.7906 Richard do you have a ginger plant,I bought a bulb or root at Harrogate last year and it has 6 shoots coming through and I wondered what it will look like

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richard.spicer.7906

No, not currently. I tried to grow one a couple of years but was unsuccessful. Coincidently I was at the garden centre today and saw a ginger root in the bulb display and wondered whether I should give it another go but left it for now. Glad you have shoots, that's further than I got πŸ˜€πŸ‘πŸΌ @KatieCat

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KatieCat

I will take a photo tomorrow and show you@richard.spicer.7906

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SikoMa

Maybe Agave Salmiana? Here is a link.... https://shop.cacti.com/landscape-succulents/agave-salmiana/

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richard.spicer.7906

Thanks @SikoMa @gjones as always, I've been reading so much today on Agaves (good job really as at home off work due to sickness and trying to keep myself amused πŸ˜†) - I think it's very difficult to tell as it's still quite young, but in the end I decided to go with Agave zebra as I'd read some reviews that this plant unusually produces quite a lot of offsets whilst still quite young itself. Although I've had the plant about 25 years, I can't remember if I ever replaced the mother plant before..

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richard.spicer.7906

(Cont) ... it got to big and just kept babies. Either way, this time round I will do the reverse and pot up into bigger pot and see how big it gets. Also, Agave zebra has tendency to have curved spines where's the others may be a bit straighter. But as it grows I will keep in my head that potentially it might be one of the others. Thanks again πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘πŸΌ

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KatieCat

@richard.spicer.7906 sent a photo of my ginger plant but put on your number wrong

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brightcolours

#25years #agave #ouch

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