Octopus agave (Agave vilmoriniana)

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KactusKathi Goodyear, AZ(Zone 9a) Dec 02, 2004

Octopus agave
Agave vilmoriniana

Beautiful Blue Agave

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designart Schwenksville, PA(Zone 6a) Dec 03, 2004

Great photo...is this your garden Kathi? Love the color of the block wall, it really shows up the plants!

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trunnels Plano, TX(Zone 8a) Dec 03, 2004

Same question from me, Kathi. Beautiful cactus garden! More pictures?
Terrie

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KactusKathi Goodyear, AZ(Zone 9a) Jan 07, 2005

I got board with the ugly beige walls so I went to Home Depot, pickup up a terra cotta pot, had the paint matched and sprayed the walls. Yes this is my yard I have 1/3 of an acre in a housing development.

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Jan 07, 2005

This agave is NOT tequilana... it is vilmoreana, or something like that (don't have the spelling right in front of me)... also called the Octopus AGave. Note the curved, relatively rubbery leaves- A tequilana has stiff viciously sharp leaves with small teeth along the margins.

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Jan 07, 2005

another way to tell them apart is the spines... tequilana has a very sharp, dangerous black spine at the end of each leaf, while Octupus agaves have no terminal spine worth noting.. leaves just taper harmlessly.

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trunnels Plano, TX(Zone 8a) Jan 08, 2005

Well, whichever it is, the picture is still gorgeous!

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