Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Agave 'kissho kan'

Sad!
This picture (from a few weeks ago) is one of my saddest losses due to last winter - my Agave 'kissho kan'. Here's what it looked like when planted:
Happier times
 Thankfully, when I bought it, it came with several pups - which I planted separately in the ground. With a little bit of frost protecting in the form of a thick sheet, two out of the three in-ground plants survived:
They are even bigger now. but not much
The third didn't get covered, and looked like it was dead.. but wait!
I don't think I've seen an Agave do this before?
So lesson learned - this one needs covering in our winters. And with covering, it seems to do fine. Now I just have to remember this come winter...

2 comments:

  1. How cold does it get out your way in the winter, Renee? I'm glad some of your pups came through it.

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  2. Last photo: the terminal bud was killed, but the axial buds will produce new rosettes. :)

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