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Agave schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi'
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Agave schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi'
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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
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Re: Agave schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi'
I acquired this plant but it was labeled as Agave filifera ssp. schidigera etc. etc.... any thoughts on this?
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Re: Agave schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi'
Some consider schidigera and multifilifera as ssp. of filifera. Classic lumpers vs. splitters thing. I'm siding with the splitters.
Agave
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
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Re: Agave schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi'
Here is an Agave schidigra 'Shiri ito no Ohi" planted in a bowl suffering from too much rainfall. .
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Re: Agave schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi'
Do you find these very slow growing? I've had about 9 in 4" pots for two years & they're happy but not getting bigger very fast... Also they seem to bleach in full sun, and seem to like as much water as I can give them...
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Re: Agave schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi'
V, yes, yes, and yes. I have 2 in pots and they are slow, do great with part sun, and are relatively thirsty.
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Re: Agave schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi'
Have had the these schidigera for just under 15 months now and I would say that this is the agave that best displays two qualities: gorgeous and easy. They may need to be sheltered in hottest sun in Southern AZ-type climates, but here (Philadelphia) they love the sun, they love the rain, they love the hot, they are fine in the cold...they have become my favorite variety of agave.
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Re: Agave schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi'
This one's about 2' across now...didn't get any bites on ebay, so here it grows on!
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Re: Agave schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi'
bigger still...approaching 30" now
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Re: Agave schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi'
Bought these as tiny plants about 4 or 5 years ago, and they got covered by some rambling Aeoniums and were in deep shade for at least the last two years. I just dug them out and am surprised at how good they look.
Do these ever bloom? The three in the back have their leaves tightly curled around something, but I can't tell. I've never seen pics of this variety blooming...
Do these ever bloom? The three in the back have their leaves tightly curled around something, but I can't tell. I've never seen pics of this variety blooming...
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Re: Agave schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi'
I haven't seen any bloom photos either, but I can't imagine why it would not. My large plant is probably nearing the adult size of A. schidigera...we will see.