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Name: Janice Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)              sandnsea2 Feb 23, 2012 3:36 PM CST |
| The daggers on the tip of each leaf could be considered Lethal Weapons!!............... You don't want to tangle with this plant. Thought it could be an Agave.  There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein. |
Name: Hetty Sunny Naples, Florida (Zone 10a)           Dutchlady1 Feb 23, 2012 3:39 PM CST |
| It is an agave indeed, and a very beautiful one. Let me go look up the name. |
Name: Hetty Sunny Naples, Florida (Zone 10a) Dutchlady1 Feb 23, 2012 3:40 PM CST |
| I'm pretty sure it is Agave parryi 'Cream Spike' |
Name: Janice Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a) sandnsea2 Feb 23, 2012 3:53 PM CST |
Thanks, Hetty!  I just got a call back from the nursery that sold it to me (tag fell off) and they said it is 'Kissho Kan'. Does that sound like it? There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein. |
Name: Hetty Sunny Naples, Florida (Zone 10a) Dutchlady1 Feb 23, 2012 4:11 PM CST |
| Agave potatorum 'Kisso Kan' was one of the other options I considered, so - yes!! Great plant!! |
Name: Janice Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a) sandnsea2 Feb 23, 2012 4:19 PM CST |
Thanks, Hetty!  I just hope it doesn't spear a hummer or some other unsuspecting passerby!  There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein. |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b)          |
| It won't hurt the plant to snip off the sharp points. Just cut off the very tip and it's just like trimming fingernails. |
Name: Janice Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a) sandnsea2 Feb 23, 2012 4:25 PM CST |
Thanks, Dave!  I will do that! There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein. |
Name: Hetty Sunny Naples, Florida (Zone 10a) Dutchlady1 Feb 23, 2012 5:07 PM CST |
| I agree, I do that too! |
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