A fairly old plant in Mildred Mathias Garden, UCLA, California
by palmbob Aug 23, 2003 1:40 PM
Huntington Gardens, Pasadena, California
by palmbob Aug 23, 2003 1:40 PM
Los Angeles arboretum
by palmbob Aug 23, 2003 1:40 PM
"Trunk" 2m high, succulent leaves with cruel spikes at their edges. An agave style central stem grew over 1m in the first night. Local name Pita. Sap said to produce allergic reactions. Location Costa del Sol, Southern Spain. What is it?
by Jubilado Sep 19, 2003 1:31 PM
This is what a seedling looks like- very upright habit. Got this at local nursery in southern California. looks so innocent at this size
by palmbob May 2, 2005 9:46 PM
pair of plants growing in southern California
by palmbob Feb 2, 2006 9:59 PM
Pretty sure this is not a suckering plant... but maybe it is? Probably two seeds/bulbils planted next to each other. Southern California.
by palmbob May 13, 2006 10:13 PM
by palmbob May 12, 2006 9:56 PM
by RWhiz Jan 26, 2007 4:40 PM
by RWhiz Jan 23, 2007 11:41 PM
young plant about to start trunking, southern California
by palmbob Jan 15, 2009 4:47 AM
swollen base on mature plant, southern California
by palmbob Jan 30, 2009 7:18 AM
by palmbob Jan 30, 2009 7:19 AM
young plants for sale in southern California nursery
by palmbob Mar 1, 2009 9:50 AM
So striking! For sale at a nursery. $109.00
by Kell Jul 9, 2010 7:25 PM
In a big residential garden it stands with a Yucca rostrata and a huge Strelitzia nicolai in the background.
by Kell Nov 2, 2010 10:20 PM
In a big residential garden it stands with a Yucca rostrata and a huge Strelitzia nicolai in the background.
by Kell Nov 2, 2010 10:21 PM
San Diego Botanic Garden
by growin Aug 22, 2011 12:17 PM
by palmbob Sep 8, 2011 10:53 AM
back side of leaf
by palmbob Sep 10, 2011 3:26 PM
San Diego Botanic Garden
by growin Sep 21, 2011 3:39 PM
Huntington gardens, California plant bloomed this winter (2012) and it looks like a tree growing out the top... huge!
by palmbob Jan 18, 2012 7:54 AM
by palmbob Jan 18, 2012 7:55 AM
bulbil formation has begun, mid spring
by palmbob May 3, 2012 10:07 AM
Propagation of its bulbils in WAP
by CactusJordi May 3, 2012 2:54 PM
Huntington plant finally dies with a huge flower spike covered in bulbils.... too bad it's not closer to the path...
by palmbob Sep 11, 2012 7:00 AM
bulbils on dying plant
by palmbob Sep 11, 2012 7:01 AM
covered with bomb-shaped bulbils in November, southern California (the ground is littered with these, too).
by palmbob Nov 14, 2012 11:03 AM
by palmbob Nov 14, 2012 11:03 AM
plant is now just a dead stick and leaves but still with live bulbils, mid fall.
by palmbob Nov 14, 2012 11:05 AM
bulbil in November
by palmbob Nov 20, 2012 11:10 PM
bulbils on ground in January, Huntington Gardens
by palmbob Jan 21, 2013 8:13 PM
few viable bulbils left, mid January, on dying (dead now) plant at the Huntington, California
by palmbob Jan 21, 2013 8:22 PM
by palmbob Feb 21, 2014 10:32 AM
attractive look of trunk after being heavily pruned
by palmbob Nov 23, 2014 7:19 PM
mature plant in early flower, southern California
by palmbob Nov 23, 2014 7:20 PM
Flora Grub nursery,SF. Where all things weird rules!
by BayAreaTropics Apr 11, 2015 12:17 PM
persistent colony in Los Angeles arboretum
by palmbob Feb 24, 2016 9:43 PM
by palmbob Feb 24, 2016 9:44 PM
thousands of bulbils all over the ground, Los Angeles arboretum
by palmbob Feb 24, 2016 9:45 PM
seedlings taking root below mature plants, Los Angeles arboretum
by palmbob Aug 28, 2016 5:12 PM
Center. Planted in 2011 from 1 gallon can. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Aug 29, 2018 8:29 PM
Copyright Jeremy Spath, owner at Water's Path Landscape Design and Curator at Rancho Soledad Nursery.
by Kell Oct 9, 2018 8:52 AM
LA Arboretum. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Oct 9, 2018 8:53 AM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Dec 7, 2018 4:52 PM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Apr 5, 2019 4:00 PM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Apr 5, 2019 4:01 PM