I learned of this Agave ovatifolia planting via Instagram and photographed it back at the end of March. I don't know what took me so long to post it...![]()
Reports of mushy agaves all around Portland were still rolling in hot and heavy back then, so to learn of agaves that weren't bothered by winter at all was quite remarkable.
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Even more so was the fact I hadn't a clue these even existed, in a location I used to drive by every few months. Covid severely adjusted my lifestyle and I haven't managed to reset normal even now.
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I didn't notice the blooms on the Phormium in the background in person, only when looking at these photos.
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Perfection!
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Ha! Nor did I notice the second (third?) agave tucked in behind the first, not until I turned to take this photo.
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Twins!
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Left...
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Right.
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Nice work you who planted this spiky trio!
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In other Agave ovatifolia news; thanks to Darcy at eGardenGo who posted on Instagram, I learned of a nearby Agave ovatifolia that's going to bloom...![]()
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I've shared images from this garden a few times, although I can't seem to find a post to link to now, darn it! I'll definitely be doing periodic drive-bys to see how this bloom-spike develops...![]()
The man who allowed me to share in his agave pup give-away last June, sent a photo of his second Agave ovatifolia to bloom, the first (a "twin" just across the walkway) sent up it's death-spike in 2021. He didn't get any pups off that first one, I wonder if this plant will produce?
Just yesterday I received an email from John Kuzma, whose garden I have written about for years. Yes, he also has an Agave ovatifolia, a 'Frosty Blue' that's decided its time is now... ![]()
Has our weather encouraged this behavior? Or is it just the natural cycle of things? I do still plan to do a recap of my agaves that made it thru the remarkably bad winter in my garden... just as soon as I get some photos taken.
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