agave desmettiana marginata in flower

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Are you going to leave it in it's pot Darren or plant it out?
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Looking good RedS

Thanks for the update
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smurnan wrote:Are you going to leave it in it's pot Darren or plant it out?
leave it potted Steve,i have to find somewhere big enough to overwinter it as the bulbils take a couple of seasons to mature.plan is to make hundreds of babies :lol:
the main plant will snuff it anyway now
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You need a taller greenhouse Darren :lol:

I've not grown an agave from bulbils so I'll be interested to see how you get on with it.
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i have a plan Steve,theres a friend in bristol grows lots and sells on ebay :wink: :wink:
he got a new greenhouse,thought id take it up there and lie it on its side overwinter :lol: :lol:
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it still growing but slows cosiderably when temps drop below say 15c
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the young plantlets are developing well now
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a little update,ive never seen agave flowers close up before,odd looking things
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That's some sight! Congrats icon_thumleft

Looks really cool. Will it have enough time to finish flowering and produce seeds before the cold weather returns, and do these need specialized moths like most yuccas do?
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hopefully the wasps swarming the plant are sorting this.it is coming in over winter as it will produce hundreds of plantlets with only a possibility of seed too icon_thumleft
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Friend...in Bristol hmmmmmmm :lol: :lol:
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has it only taken 3 months to twig who i meant? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: how is the new greenhouse? full up and ready for the next one is my guess :lol: :lol:
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nice red
how hardy is it :?:
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