THREE FOR THURSDAY: 3 AGAVES FROM MY COLLECTION

It's been 22 days since our last rain, so my thoughts turn again to what can grow in such dry conditions. These agaves are all fairly new to the garden, but are so far, very adaptable to both wet and dry fluctuations and high humidity. Not all agaves can perform such tricks. Thanks to Cindy from My Corner of Katy for the format and great ideas. You'll find her wonderful garden blog on my sidebar favorites.



In the foreground, Agave geminiflora. In the back, Agave americana.

Agave parryi var. parryi. There's also a A. parryi var. truncata for dry climates.

Both of these are quite beautiful and should be available in southern areas.

Agave desmettiana  'Joe Hoak'. This is a very difficult agave to grow in Houston and it's challenged my patience to the limit. This one is two or three years old and still pretty much a baby. I've not given up on it since it is so unusual.

Do you have a difficult plant that you haven't given up on? I'd love to know.