Perhaps I saved the best for last? Nah, it's all good in the Desert Garden at the Huntington. Besides this isn't really the end, I still have photos to share from the other parts of the garden.
Aloe 'David Verity' I believe, but then again my aloe knowledge and ID skills are minimal at best.
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Such an interesting way this agave has of fanning out it's huge leaves to display the growing bloomspike.
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Sweet! Agave nickelsiae has got to be one of the most strange and yet beautiful of the agaves.
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Agave titanota, another gorgeous agave.
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The bright yellow number is a Hechtia huamelulaensis.
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There were several different labels in this patch of spiky goodness, Abromeitiella lorentziana and Abromeitiella brevifolia were two. I believe these are synonyms for the same plant.
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Agave macroacantha
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Sign says... Aloe arborescens (yellow-flowered form)
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Agave colorata? A guess...
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Agave attenuata I believe...
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And of course there were several big variegated Agave americana waving their fierce arms to and fro...
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This guy gets in on the arm action too.
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Looks like he's made a friend that he's considering giving a hug to.
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Such an expressive power-stance in the middle of a patch of blue senecio.
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I love the color of this one, and it's waving tips. Perhaps Agave attenuata 'Boutin Blue'?
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Let's go that away shall we? Onward, forward, to see the rest of the garden.... (in the upcoming days...)
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Weather Diary, Jan 21: Hi 47, Low 41/ Precip .03
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