Hello All,
New to the forum - followed Agave Girl over here from DG - live in Mesa, AZ, but am originally from the Netherlands (move to the US in 1999), grow cacti, agaves, aloes, and select other succulents that will take the AZ low desert summer heat without too much fussing around.
Since there was interest in a picture of an Octopus Agave (A. vilmorriniana), I am attaching a picture of one from someone's yard in my neighborhood. Mine is still a lot smaller, which has the leaves looking very different and less Octopussy... This one is probably about to bolt. They are really nice plants though, take the AZ full summer sun and pretty hardy as well. Like A. de-meesteriana (I am still getting used to that) these plants are relatively quick growers meaning that they also get to flowering relatively quickly, so they do not really live up to the 'Century' plant name...
Looking forward to sharing pictures and experiences of growing cacti and succulents in our respective environments.
Thijs (pronounced: Tice)
