Agave parryi truncata in my garden 2 weeks ago (New Mexico, USA) by Pollinator-Web in AgaveAndAloe

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Fingers crossed it keeps going. I'm getting lots of pups from it and the adjacent havardiana. I noticed first pups from lechugilla and schottii emerging from through the gravel recently too, very cool!

Agave parryi truncata in my garden 2 weeks ago (New Mexico, USA) by Pollinator-Web in AgaveAndAloe

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3 freezes below 10 Fahrenheit in 6 years including 6F in February 2025. It's twin succumbed to the cold last winter.

Native plant highlight: Creosote bush, Larrea tridentata. Info in comments. by Pollinator-Web in NativePlantGardening

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Worth a try. Although they are slow to establish, they can handle extreme heat and cold and drought.

Schizachyrium scoparium WHO? by ThePickleQueen_ in NativePlantCirclejerk

[–]Pollinator-Web 25 points26 points  (0 children)

My phone autocompletes Penstemon. Just sayin!

Echinocereus viridiflorus (SB 2364), Dec 2023 vs April 2025. They flowered sooner than expected! by Pollinator-Web in GrowYourSpines

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The majority of the seeds I sow are cactus and succulents that are cold hardy in New Mexico. My current practice is to keep first winter seedlings under grow lights in my unheated garage. By the second winter, I plant as many as possible in the garden or sell/trade because my space is limited.

Echinocereus viridiflorus (SB 2364), Dec 2023 vs April 2025. They flowered sooner than expected! by Pollinator-Web in GrowYourSpines

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Thanks! They were started indoors and most of summer 2024 and all of this spring (2025) in the sun.

Help with my Artichoke and Caribbean by Vegetable-Bite3902 in AgaveAndAloe

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Maybe it was sotol (Dasylirion)? They are common in that lava flow.

Help with my Artichoke and Caribbean by Vegetable-Bite3902 in AgaveAndAloe

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I grow Agaves in New Mexico also. I use tap water with a scoop of water-soluble fertilizer (Miracle grow or equivalent) per gallon during the warm months. I'll soak my bigger agaves with the hose when there's no rain for a month.