Re: Re: Agave

In our house, DH insists on bringing in plants I would rather see go  
to their rewards. (Large mongrel citrus, and 2 banana plants that  
always get spider mites and need dosing with insecticidal soap every  
couple weeks.) Not to mention a family room that looks like a jungle  
all winter.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Feb 25, 2008, at 4:45 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:

> Yeh..I figured that...but my husband is already about to kill me in  
> the
> winter time because I drag all my houseplants back IN for the winter  
> and
> some of them have become VERY large and cumbersome. I still have my
> hibiscus that I ordered from Dave 4-5 years ago, and LOVE it..but I  
> have
> to bring it indoors in the wintertime. I can just see me lugging in  
> that
> agave in a few years....
>
>
>
> Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>  Not big when they arrive. I got one from HCG last year that was  
> barely an
> inch tall.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jesse Bell"
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> Subject: [CHAT] Re: Agave
>
>
>> I saw that agave too..and drooled. It would do fine in the summers
>> here...but I'd have to bring it in in the winter and those things are
>> BIG. They sure are pretty though......
>>
>>
>>
>> james singer wrote:
>> Oooh! That agave is really interesting looking, Pam. If it turns out
>> half as nice as the catalog picture, it's a keeper for sure,
>>
>>
>> On Feb 24, 2008, at 12:02 PM, Pam Evans wrote:
>>
>>> I got mine about a week ago, but then I placed an order about a  
>>> month
>>> ago.
>>> 2 salvias (what else) and a hardy (for here) Agave. New one called
>>> Quadricolor - incredibly interesting looking.
>>>
>>> On 2/23/08, Cathy Carpenter wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I got mine a while back. Could ID all the faces except for the  
>>>> guy in
>>>> the upper right....
>>>>
>>>> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 23, 2008, at 9:42 AM, Kitty wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Can't wait for new PDN:
>>>>> http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Ghosts/s08cover.php
>>>>>
>>>>> Kitty
>>>>> neIN, Zone 5
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