Sunday, June 20, 2010

Queen Victoria's Agave #2


Queen Victoria's Agave #2, originally uploaded by angryparsnip.

Here is another picture of the Queen Victoria's Agave from my trip to
The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.

I am trying to remember how big this Agave was, I am thinking about 8 inches around.
The close up shot from a few days ago was of the plant in front.

Looked this variety up and found out it is :
Slow growing
Grows to around 18 to 24 inches around maybe 12 inches tall.
At the tip of each leave is a very sharp spike/thorn and it does
hurt. Yes... I found that fact out all by myself !
Blooms once when about 10 to 20 years old and then dies after
blooming.

When some of this variety of Agave grow they look just like a very
compact round ball sitting on the dirt, too cute.
Love this plant... the color, the white stripe on each leave and the
size.

desert . . . parsnip
music . . . Great Balls Of Fire, Jerry Lee Lewis

5 comments:

  1. Yes when you see the size of the notice it puts it in perspective. It is such a verdant green, Just what's needed in a desert.

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  2. Pat...
    I love when you take a close up and you don't know how big the subject is.
    We in Arizona need that pop of real green color ! Tucson is a very green area but not the lush green of where you live. When I look out from my back yard towards the mountains all I see is the green of the Palove Verde trees like a carpet but there is always the dirt and the air looks hot in summer.

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  3. Hi Parsnip, those Queen Victoria's Agave are beautiful. I've seen that kind of plant before but didn't know what it was called. Your two square dogs are adorable. :)

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  4. Diane Az...

    I didn't know what it was called tilled I read the little sign.
    The Boys" say woof !

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