A beautiful new agave I'd never seen
I can’t remember the last time I walked into a regular nursery and found an agave I’d never seen or even heard of. But that’s what happened the other day at Green Acres Nursery in Sacramento:
Take a look at this variegated beauty!
The tag said Agave ‘Ivory Star’ – a name I’d never come across. No other information about what it was.
When I got home, I did a Google search, expecting to find what I wanted to know. Not so. Google didn’t yield much information either. I found a few other nurseries that also sell ‘Ivory Star’, but most of them are overseas. That was a big surprise. I mean, how often does it happen that you can’t find what you’re looking for?
Still, I was very (and I mean very) tempted to buy an ‘Ivory Star’, but $50 for a 3-gallon plant was a little too rich for me. I’m hoping that there’ll be 1-gallon plants in the low $20 range someday soon, then I’ll pull the trigger. In the meantime, I’ll drool over these photos – and continue digging for more information.
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I love the wavy leaves. Breeders will keep us on our toes!
ReplyDeleteUsually I have at least a general idea of what's out there. But I love to be surprised!
DeleteWow, that's a beauty Gerhard. I hope it starts to make the rounds-I would buy a 1G in a hot minute !
ReplyDeleteThe UC Davis Arboretum will have a good selection of agaves (and a huge selection of other succulents) in their fall plant sales: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/plant-sales
DeleteI'm checking daily for the inventory to go live !
DeleteI dunno -- looks a little like a mangave!
ReplyDeleteI agree it does look like Mangave in there!
DeleteWoah, that’s a pretty one. Love the waves. $50 is too rich for me as well, especially if it’s tender.
ReplyDeleteOops- away from home. It’s Tracy
DeleteIt'll come down in price. They always do. Green Acres had lots of larger Mangave 'Praying Hands' for $35. A year ago, they would have been $100 at that size.
DeleteI wonder if it was bred in Europe or Asia somewhere. Usually, if a new variety is from the U.S., info comes out quickly it seems. Advertising, you know!!!
ReplyDeleteYes I also wonder if there's some Manfreda in that one? If so there will be a million soon--most of those seem to offset like mad. It is very striking
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