Santa Barbara, California
by palmbob Sep 15, 2003 12:30 PM
A fransozinii on the left, A americana on the right
by palmbob Sep 15, 2003 1:15 PM
The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California October 2003.
by Happenstance Oct 19, 2003 8:51 PM
Another shot of the huge non-suckering variety in Santa Barbara California
by palmbob Nov 26, 2003 12:46 PM
Here's a shot showing how huge and white this plant is
by palmbob Nov 26, 2003 5:19 PM
flowering next to an Agave americana also flowering (A americana on the left side of photo)
by palmbob Jul 12, 2004 8:32 AM
another of the wonderful Lotusland plants, SAnta Barbara California
by palmbob Jul 12, 2004 8:32 AM
Huntington Gardens, southern CAlifornia
by palmbob Oct 4, 2006 12:18 AM
Added to my zone 9b garden in November 2004
by Xenomorf Jan 31, 2008 6:09 PM
Flowered and died. The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California.
by Kell Feb 13, 2008 12:44 PM
The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California
by Kell Feb 13, 2008 12:44 PM
Pods are ripe.
by Kell Feb 13, 2008 12:44 PM
Dead after flowering. The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California
by Kell Feb 13, 2008 12:44 PM
The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California
by Kell Feb 13, 2008 12:44 PM
The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California
by Kell Feb 13, 2008 12:44 PM
Dying agave after flowering. Flower stalk full of seed pods. The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, CA.
by Kell Oct 16, 2009 4:13 PM
2 months later on 10/9/2009, the flower stalk still looking so good though plant itself has deteriorated even more. See pups in foreground. See same flower stalk below photo from from 7/19/2010.
by Kell Oct 16, 2009 4:13 PM
Flower stalks are so huge they are seen from a great distance for such a long period of time. Majestic! At The Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California.
by Kell Oct 16, 2009 4:13 PM
Seedpods.
by Kell Oct 16, 2009 4:13 PM
Nive contrast as backdrop for the green Agave salmiana var. crassispina. At the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California.
by Kell Oct 16, 2009 4:13 PM
Plant changing to great colors as it dies. The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California
by Kell Oct 16, 2009 4:13 PM
The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California. Heart of dying agave after it flowered.
by Kell Oct 16, 2009 4:13 PM
Such a dramatic plant with flower stalk or without at The Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California.
by Kell Oct 16, 2009 4:13 PM
2010 huge agave in The Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California.
by Kell Oct 19, 2010 12:31 PM
The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California. 7/19/2010 Flowering stalk almost dead while seed pods still quite alive on end of giant stalk. See same flower stalk above from Oct 16, 2009.
by Kell Oct 19, 2010 12:31 PM
Weight of flowering stalk on dead plant uproots it. The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California
by Kell Oct 19, 2010 12:31 PM
winter shade colors
by palmbob Jan 19, 2011 5:19 PM
San Diego Botanic Garden
by growin Sep 16, 2011 9:35 AM
With a Euphorbia resinifera at The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California
by Kell Nov 20, 2013 11:33 PM
Variegated form. Photo courtesy and copyright of Cok Grootscholten of Succulent Nursery, Holland, a nursery and a private succulent collection. http://public.fotki.com/Grootscholten/plant-collections/
by Kell Dec 7, 2015 8:56 AM
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
by Kell Aug 20, 2016 5:00 PM
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
by Kell Mar 21, 2019 6:49 PM
Garden of Chilean garden designer Ximena Nazal. Copyright Roger Raiche. Designer, Naturalist, Botanist and Licensed Contractor at Planet Horticulture Landscape Design & Construction, CA.
by Kell Dec 7, 2019 9:31 PM
Garden of Chilean garden designer Ximena Nazal. Copyright Roger Raiche. Designer, Naturalist, Botanist and Licensed Contractor at Planet Horticulture Landscape Design & Construction, CA.
by Kell Dec 7, 2019 9:31 PM
Garden of Chilean garden designer Ximena Nazal. Copyright Roger Raiche. Designer, Naturalist, Botanist and Licensed Contractor at Planet Horticulture Landscape Design & Construction, CA.
by Kell Dec 7, 2019 9:31 PM
Garden of Chilean garden designer Ximena Nazal. Copyright Roger Raiche. Designer, Naturalist, Botanist and Licensed Contractor at Planet Horticulture Landscape Design & Construction, CA.
by Kell Dec 7, 2019 9:32 PM
Garden of Chilean garden designer Ximena Nazal. Copyright Efeftherios Dariotis (Liberto Dario), horticulturist and botanist from Athens, Greece.
by Kell Dec 7, 2019 9:33 PM
