Watch This Before You Buy Agave Plants! PS: I have a Favorite :)
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- What are the best Agaves for your garden? It's determined by several factors. The overall mature size of the Agave is perhaps the most important when thinking about what space it can be used in. But there are also factors such as sharp terminal spines, climate suitability, and aesthetics to consider. In this video, I cover all the different positives and negatives of the most popular Agaves to help folks get a better understanding of which ones to select when planning their garden.
Since Agaves generally have a bold texture, I like to compliment them with ornamental grasses and other plants that have a finer texture. This helps to create texture variation in the landscape which makes your accent plants POP! Use them with smaller foreground succulents to create a layered look. Agaves can also be used to flank walkways to create a grand entrance. The look spectacular in rock gardens, cacti gardens, coastal gardens, and Southwest landscapes.
Here's the Agaves we cover in this video.
Agave geminiflora - Twin Flowered Agave
Agave parryi truncata - Artichoke Agave
Agave victorae-reginae - Queen Victoria Agave
Agave Blue Glow - Blue Glow Agave
Agave attenuata - Foxtail Agave
Agave Blue Flame - Blue Flame Agave
Agave americana - Century Plant
Agave angustifolia Marginata - Caribbean Agave
Agave americana var. Mediopicta Alba - White Striped Century Plant
Agave vilmoriniana - Octopus Agave
Agave desmetiana Variegata - Variegated Smooth Agave
I have selected these because of their popularity and availability. Yes there are many many varieties out there that are fantastic, so feel free to explore and have fun. These are just a few of the Agaves that are tried and true and are great performers in the landscape.
Most of these are native to the Southwestern US and Mexico, so they are very drought tolerant once established. Most require very little maintenance. They are generally deer resistant and are incredibly easy to grow. One thing to note, most Agaves do a have a level of toxins to them which should be considered when planning for your landscape.
I hope this video was helpful..
Happy planting!
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This was a phenomenal video very well put together
Comments like this make it all worth while 😎Thanks so much for the great encouragement!!
@@BudgetPlants So many beautiful landscapes shown, very helpful. Thank you for this great content, far better than some of the AI narrated garbage out there.
omg this is the best agave video! I usually watch TH-cam videos with x2 speed but I had to slow this down to admire the pictures. well made👏👏👏
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I really LOVE all kind of agave, thanks!!!❤
these are all beautiful
We have 3 clumps of Agave Americana. Once it has pups it is a lot of maintenence. A local couple who were starting a succulent business pruned out some pups. There were Black Widow Spiders hiding underneath!
Awesome video. Watch out for those terminal spines, everybody.
I agree with you about agave Blue Glow. It's my favorite because it doesn't produce any pups.
It is so good to watch a clip full of info. One where I don’t have to have my thumb glued to the FF button to cut out the senseless chatter.
Thank you really enjoyed watching.
Ahhhh thanks so much for the encouraging comment. Makes me want to keep makin em! 😎😎🙏🏼
Loved your video on aguaves, learned alot!!
Thanks Patty!! 🙏🏼😎
Great video… I hope you will make another video on other agaves. Thank you for your description on each plant. This is very helpful!
Thanks for the kind words!!… very much appreciated 💯😎😎
Well presented. Thank you
Thanks for watchin! 😎
Agaves are beautiful look when Properly taken Care of
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These things are nuts!
So informative and beautiful show. Thanks!
Thanks for watching ❤️😎❤️
Glad to see my favourite species desmetiana
I’m just be home agave journey. This video was awesome! I have to say the Artichoke Agave was my favorite!
Thanks for watchin! Yeah love the Artichoke. Fantastic color and texture. Check out Agave Sharkskin. Another of my personal favs. Just hard to find.
I love agaves ❤️
Great information and video examples.
Thanks for watchin!
Thank you for the video. It was very informative. I have transformed our public space landscaping with desert themed succulents, with Agave at the center. With the rock flows, it looks great.
My pleasure.. and thank you! Yeah Agaves make spectacular centerpieces 😎
Can't wait to put some of your passed on ideas into my yard... 👍
Thank you for the wonderland kind words.. and thanks for watchin! Don’t hesitate to ask a question at any point along the way with your landscape project 😎
I’m always so excited to see a new video pop up, and now more than ever as I just bought a house with a blank slate of a landscape, except for a canary date palm and... a huge century plant. May I suggest two videos? One on the different types of ceonathus and their uses, and another on ceanothus vs plumbago, as it seems to me they have a lot of similarities despite their different origins. Thanks for all you do!
Congrats on the new home purchase! And thank you so much for the kind words… Incredibly encouraging, and very much appreciated. Will absolutely take your video suggestions into consideration. I’m always thinking about relevant topics and Ceanothus would be fantastic. Thank you so much for watching the videos… And have fun designing your new landscape!
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I love this video !! 🎉🎉
Thanks so much for the kind words!! And thanks for watchin!
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I indeed the Agave blue so like.
Love the info, especially the low tolerance. I am in Northern Ca, Chico in a canyon and we do go down to the high 20’s in the winter and I have lost a few of my new plants. 😢 expensive and frustrating.
Thanks for watchin 😎🙏🏼
I have all of them. Agave Lover 💯❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵too!
Awesome!!!
I was going to pick up some Americana pups but now I’m not lol I really want the artichoke agave now!!
I have many Agave angustifolia Marginata - Caribbean Agave and one is starting to spike. They do propagate and spread. I notice some of my neighbors have now planted them. They are very showy but have to be careful because they are spiny .
I just got an agave pup, I planted it in a pot. I live in Missouri, so It will be brought in for winter. I hope its a slow grower!!!😂
Thanks that's a good one. Tell us what to do when they're too big, and when...
Thanks for watchin! So if an Agave gets to big for its intended space, there’s a couple things you can do. The first thing would be to transplant it to a larger space. However, transplanting agaves is not an easy task as they are kinda hard to manage. If the transplanting option won’t work, I suggest trimming off the bottom layers of the leaves so it’s more upright and vase-shaped. with that said, if it’s in a spot that poses a threat to people as they walk by because of the spine, I would just suggest to remove it and plant either a smaller non-threatening agave, or something completely different.
Great video. Thanks I am planning a garden for my new townhouse when the build is finished. I already have some small agave. Some are small {otatorum and a variegated Potatorum kichiokan. A small Victoria and a similar white stripe Schidigera. I just got small agave xylonacantha pup. Aloes are amazing. I think the Blue Glow you featured will also look grea, and wont get too big for my smaller garden areas. Thankyou, I will avoid some of those bigger beauties. Cacti and Aloes thrive in our Australian sun.
Sounds like you got a great spaced planned! Thanks for watchin! 😎💚
@@BudgetPlants I have a lot of nice cacti as well. They will stay in my greenhouse at my dear mothers place, except for a few big specimens to go with those aloe. Your video has inspired me.
Fantastic! I really appreciate the kind words 🙏🏼🙏🏼
3:56 so pretty
is it a hybrid like shaka zulu, who looks similar but have more greenish leaves
I have a few shark skin agaves and they have been my favorite so far. Hard to find though.
Yes! Agave Shark Skin is incredible 🙌🙌
I need to get rid of my agave century plants! They are spreading and taking over! I like unusual plants but definitely planted this in the wrong place!
In the UK, Agave americana and Agave parryi are the only two varieties that are winter hardy with good drainage. Some sources say that they can as low as -9C before suffering damage. I am on the South Coast in the UK and several neighbours have them growing in their front gardens. One has a span of over 10 feet. We get regular frosts and mine are outside in a pot all winter.
How low can temps reach before damage to the plant
@@marvinl.estesjr.25 One source quotes -9c
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Watch This Before You Buy Agave Plants! PS: I have a Favorite :)
What type of lantana is in the background at 4:22? I love how it has punk/yellow mixed together 😍
Hey! I believe it’s Lantana ‘Confetti’
What some solitary agaves? Ones that don’t pup
Do you have video talk about agave disease? Recently, my agaves are having snout agave weevils. Any advices? Thank you
Don’t have a vid, but a steady treatment of Neem Oil could do the trick :)
Do you cut the flowering stalks down if they get too high?
Yes… These are monocarpic, so once the flower stock dies off you can cut them back.
What can you tell me about agave decipiens? I think they're also known as the Florida agave. It's hard to find much about them
Hey! I’m not super familiar with it. I’ve only seen a couple of them here in So Cal. It’s considered a tropical or sun tropical Florida native. I’m not sure about how well it may do elsewhere.
I bought 2 Agave Desert Escape last year at Walmart, $20 each, 20" tall+/-. Both are setting flowers this year. I was excited unt8l I read it's going to die! Can I remove the flower to delay death until the pups can grow more? Each has 1-2 little pups.😢
Desert Escape Agaves are beautiful! Unfortunately removing the blooms will not really delay the plant dying. It’s kind of like it’s internal clock. Just harvest any pups you can off the base. You may also be able to harvest pops off the bloom stalk. Good luck!
The timing haha. I bought 3 Agaves today. The big ones are so expensive so I just got 1 gal. I’m in S. Texas and don’t see many varieties at all.
Ahhh Hahaa… well thanks for watchin. Yeah TX generally gets a little too cool in the winter months for a lot of Agave varieties. There are definitely a handful that can take the low temps though. Good luck on the planting 😎🌱🙏🏼
@@BudgetPlants I see you there in the Golden State. Had the blessed experience of living there for 4 years. Left last year and boy do I miss the weather and beaches. Thanks for the wishes, I need them.
Nice! Yeah it’s definitely a nice spot to be. I could do without all the political nonsense that goes on over here, but all and all, it’s pretty great. pretty much every outdoor activity you could want is within an hour drive. Whereabouts did you live?
@@BudgetPlants I hear ya. All colors bleed the same. I tapped out. I was in Laguna Niguel, at the edge between Dana Point and S. Laguna Beach. Paradise!
Ohh yeah.. that’s a really nice area. Yeah I keep threatening to move outa here but alas, plants grow great here lol 😂
Our Agave (century plant) is blooming. What can we expect after blooming as we hear that plant will die?
Hey! So yes the parent plant will slowly start to die off once the bloom has completed its cycle. The bloom stalk will begin to turn brown and the plants foliage will start dropping and looking ‘tired’. Then will brown out. If there are pups around the parent plant, they will grow up and begin their own life cycle. I’d suggest to let just one or two pups grow as the cluster can look a little unruly. Completely remove the parent plant once it begins to die. Hope this helps!
Are there any non monocarpic varieties that don’t take as long to bloom or bloom more than once?
There is a subspecies of Agave striata called falcata that has been reported to be polycarpic. I personally don’t have experience with it.
Jakie agavy są mrozoodporne ?
Several of my foxtail agaves are blooming right now.
Foxtail Agaves are absolutely spectacular when they bloom. The flow spike is so unique.. love em
@@BudgetPlants I have three huge plants in bloom right now the bees love the flowers .
Do any agave withstand -10F? Dallas Tx suburbs.
Agave havardiana can take down to -20 f!
Which are the rain tolerant Agaves?
Agave attenuata and A. Blue Flame for sure. They are more flexible/fleshy so they can take more H2o
Hi I live in the UK so very rainy ☔, I grow agave gentryi, agave ferox, agave chrysantha, we have snow most winters, went down to - 7 this year and they handle it fine.
Can you trim just he terminal spines?
Absolutely 👍
Agave Salmiana ferox not good?
Another good one!
Just common sense they all or mostly all have terminal spine.
I try not to at my agaves.
Your video is so silly all agaves have sharp ends or thorns.. is like making a vídeo of knives and complaining about how sharp they are 🙄🙄.. welcome to Merica!.
We’ve had specific requests for agave without SHARP terminal spines, which if you watched the video you would see that some don’t and can be considered much safer than others. Nothing really strikes me as silly about that.
@@BudgetPlants MERICA🤣🤣
Don’t get it but cool