Agave 'Dianita'

[Gee.S]

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[Gee.S]

A. 'Dianita'

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[Jkwinston]

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[Gee.S]

[Gee.S]

It has been my experience that these diminutive Agaves do not look anywhere near their best until given ample room to spread their legs. Kept in what one might consider appropriately small containers, plants remain scraggly and unattractive. When moved to ground or large containers, they almost immediately change form. The pic below stands as an example of a raggedy looking specimen caught mid-change after being moved to a much larger container less than six months ago.

Agave 'Dianita'

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[Gee.S]

The one and only real live Diane, who originally created A. 'Dianita' at the DBG, reached out to me and provided some terrific info. The seed donor of this hybrid is A. seemanniana ssp. pygmae, which was crossed with both A. ×arizonica and A. parviflora on separate umbels. She said there are two forms, one more compact than the other. So either A. seemanniana ssp. pygmae × A. ×arizonica or A. seemanniana ssp. pygmae × A. parviflora.

[Azuleja]

Don't lawn shame me, people. It's just weeds that we mow in the springtime My planter hasn't reached it's full beauty just yet but the 'Dianita' are happy in the top tier, flanking A. difformis.

[Gee.S]

^ That whole deal is a fabulous presentation, and the 'Dianita' look strong.

[Melt in the Sun]

This thing is determined to reproduce! Javelina chewed the stalk off 2 years ago, then I brutishly transplanted it to the new house. It's got a ton of offsets and a few are flowering. I've got nothing else blooming, but am happy to at least continue growing the plant.

[Jkwinston]

I wish mine would do something like that. I have two for about five years without a single pup. I think it is probably because it is still in a pot. The plants I saw at the Desert Garden appear to benefit from being allowed to spread their wings. Jkw

[Melt in the Sun]

Doing OK in the heat, and it looks like it has even selfed (?) a few pods. Most of the flowers stopped development when it got hot - we'll see if it resumes flowering in the fall.