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This one is proving to be an excellent Pod parent. I only set three pods (different pollen parents) last year. Got 15+ seeds in every pod with 100% germination.

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Very early in South Carolina.

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Very attractive blue-gray to blue-green yucca growing up to 6-15 feet tall (occasionally much larger). From southwest Texas (Brewster County) and northern Mexico. Relatively long leaves (up to 2 feet) appear in great numbers (>100) in a healthy rosette. Leaves are smooth, with a terminal spine and very fine marginal teeth. They sometimes have a yellow marginal stripe. Dead leaves are retained below, pointing downward and cloaking the stem. Many/most plants are unbranched, but they may branch sparsely at the base or at the top. White flowers appear in spring on inflorescences to 2 feet or more tall.

The dense, full foliage atop a relatively narrow stem (6-12" wide) makes older plants particularly impressive. Some people choose to remove the dead leaves below the rosette by cutting them off at the base, leaving a sort of nubbly stem exposed. I prefer the natural look.

Provide lots of sun and excellent drainage in containers and in the garden.

Compare to Y. thompsoniana (found further north in Texas; shorter; smaller leaves with a rough texture) and Y. rigida (from northern Mexico; fewer, wider leaves that are rigid and straight; inflorescence partly cloaked by leaves).

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Smallish glaucous blue-gray-green agave from the SW US and NW Mexico. Dry-growing, sun-loving, heat-tolerant, and cold-tolerant (when kept dry). Size reaches about 2-3 feet wide (per rosette), depending on the variety and the conditions. Provide excellent drainage and lots of sun for best color and form.

From southern California, northern Baja California, Arizona and Sonora. Widely distributed and easily viewed in Anza Borrego Desert State Park (CA), where it flowers in vivid yellow during the spring and early summer.

This species is similar to Agave cerulata, which grows further south in Baja California (the dividing line is about 30°N latitude). The latter plant is usually a different color (more yellow-green), slightly smaller, with leaves that are wider for their length. A. deserti does not usually have brown eyelets ringing the base of the teeth.

The type variety Century Plant (Agave deserti var. deserti) from CA and BC usually offsets and may form large clumps. Heavily offsetting plants may produce smaller rosettes because they end up competing with each other. Desert Agave (Agave deserti var. simplex) from further north and east is solitary and may be better represented in cultivation. Century Plant (Agave deserti var. pringlei) occurs only in northern BC and is slightly larger.

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I've had Doc Branch since 2017. It's been a very reliable bloomer for me. It even bloomed last year despite an early drought and not getting any supplemental water. It hasn't increased much for me but it still manages to put on a good show.

I can't remember ever seeing much of any sculpting on the blooms. However, I have some kids from Doc Branch that show more visible sculpting.

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The mascula peonies I am growing are from seed collected by Josef Halda in 2001, notes on which can be found on the internet.

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While I love this daylily it hasn't done well for me. I've had Charmed I'm Sure since 2017. However, I didn't get my first bloom until 2021! I've had to move it around the garden to find a spot that it likes. It likes the spot it is in now (a container) as it even put up a second scape after the first one was broken off in 2022. It did not bloom for me in 2023 but that was likely due to the effects of the early drought we had even though CIS blooms mid-late for me and not early-mid as registered. Many of my potted daylilies went dormant that summer.

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I've had Carpenter Shavings since 2014. I originally had it planted in a pot where it bloomed in 2015 but not 2016. I decided to plant it in the ground in early 2017. Apparently it didn't like the spot it was in (near peonies) as it did not bloom that year or the next. I finally dug it up in 2019 and planted it in a grow bag. It loves the grow bag! It has now bloomed every year since I've moved it and even has rebloomed for me! It blooms early-midseason in my garden. While many early-mid and midseason daylilies didn't bloom in 2023 for me due to an early season drought, Carpenter Shavings did bloom (albeit poorly). If I had written this review prior to 2019 I would have said Carpenter Shavings wasn't worth a spot in my garden. It turns out you just need to find the right spot for it if it isn't doing well.

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Bridgeton Eyecatcher has done well in my garden. I received 6 fans in 2017. I've noticed that while the scape height is shorter the flower size is slightly larger than the registered 5". The branching is also better (5-way versus 4-way). It has bloomed every year including the year I received it. The one negative is that it is a slow increaser for me. It is now at 10 fans. It is somewhat crowded in a raised bed but that is due more to the fact that the other daylilies planted at the same time have increased faster. But overall I would recommend this mid-late daylily.

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Lesser Canadian St. Johnswort self sows and will slowly spread throughout your collection of plants or spread in your bog garden.

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