tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48332121598510176.post3740708626076518393..comments2009-08-01T08:47:58.147-07:00Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05253130857755408695noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48332121598510176.post-137144036889206802009-07-27T18:52:01.932-07:002009-07-27T18:52:01.932-07:00These are so beautiful! I heard that they used agave to keep prisoners from escaping certain island prisons. Are they not also the basis for tequila? What&#39;s not to like about that! ;)Sylvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13186604429680496847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48332121598510176.post-59297703544710669712009-07-26T23:58:52.153-07:002009-07-26T23:58:52.153-07:00what a collection! LOVE!<br />I am thinking that MAYBE the unknown agave is neomexicana ... not sure, but the slender leaves and elegant black fingernails look right. <br />I have to say, I am very surprised at how under-used agaves are through the Carribean and Central America! Most agaves are native to Mexico, but actually finding a supplier for them is close to impossible, so I sympathize with your plight.<br />Beautiful images!Germihttp://thegerminatrix.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48332121598510176.post-40134345066647779352009-07-14T12:33:18.443-07:002009-07-14T12:33:18.443-07:00WOW Nicole you have a super collection! I have never seen the Lophanta before and now I HAVE to have one. It&#39;s gorgeous. You are lucky to be a smart admirer among the non-inspired! They are &quot;happy to have you take them&quot;? How wonderful for you! Thank you for posting your pics!danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48332121598510176.post-65109132510203807632009-07-13T19:23:39.526-07:002009-07-13T19:23:39.526-07:00Great collection, Nicole. I recently passed up buying a little bovicornuta, and I already regret it. But the one I really want and can&#39;t overwinter, except indoors, is A. attenuata. So lovely!Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48332121598510176.post-78639593656945117382009-07-13T18:56:51.315-07:002009-07-13T18:56:51.315-07:00Agave have beautiful flowers, but they can appear big and need large areas to keep them.<br /><br />Not a fan of agave (especially the leaf spike edges) until I saw your post, I was amazed at the varieties.<br /><br />I still wonder how one can propagate them, do they grow by leaf cutting or only by plantlets that grow by the sides.James Missierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423981835876393119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48332121598510176.post-90594616842199511352009-07-13T02:23:59.985-07:002009-07-13T02:23:59.985-07:00You have got a very nice Agave selection. I am an Agave and Aloe fan. I like them all, but the one with the &quot;cotton threads&quot;caught my eye. I have a few small ones and will make a post of them later on.Titaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48332121598510176.post-14694930620972438812009-07-12T23:18:47.252-07:002009-07-12T23:18:47.252-07:00Love &#39;em all.chuck b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.com