My basic agave plants in soil, compost,
and mulched in a place that’s always humid and rains quite a bit (smart stuff):
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The last foto It’s a Agave …I think it’s a. Caribbean Agave.
Grows from North
america and down to Central America…they are common here…in fact I need to get a couple.
P J
Probably a moonshine mezcal from it.
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I’ve been pondering the idea of getting some agave seed from mesa garden.
That looks like the same as @PatHealy s
I’m surrounded by Agave and different Cacti…they grow on the road side here and loads are in the National park.i need to take a walk there soon as a lot are in bloom just now…
P J
I’m not to well versed on the different agaves …
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I do see the resemblance, yours look very nice I would like to plant mine in the ground but I’m in zone 7 
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Yeah, they’re all over here too. On the outside and inside of the forest, but also all over people’s yards. Zone 9A in FL.
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@PatHealy do you know the name of that one agave in the first pic u posted?
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I don’t, but I can swing by the nursery this week and get it for you.
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I would feel bad if u done that just to help me figure out the name but I would very much appreciate it if u do.
I got mine as a free gift with one of my cactus plants last year and still do not know what it is other than an agave.
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Very cool pictures!! Not as cool looking here. Haha. Just forest, sand hills, and the St John’s out here.
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I definitely drive by the nursery constantly and usually stop in at least once a week, so it’s no hassle at all.
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I will take a guess…that it’s a type of Yucca plant.
Ye the parks a lovely walk…and the different flowers and terrain is quite incredible…
P J
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Oh …Hermosa.
Lovely collection…
P J
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here’s a rare one I got at the end of last year, it’s a Tylecodon but I can’t remember which one right off, it had a finger break off during shipping and I recently got it to grow some leafs.
And here a E. Bokei
My blue cactus plants
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They’re both agave varieties for sure. I’ll go to the nursery this week and take pics of the plant tags. You can search online if you’d like too.
Edit: Look through something like this. Many types of agave. Agave Lovers, This List Is For You! 80+ Varieties Unveiled | Succulent Alley
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When you transplant succulents or cacti, do you handle it like any any other transplant? Meaning just lightly rake the outside of the football with my finger tips and drop me in the pot. When I do that, I get like 50:50 success rate of the roots actually spreading from the original root ball, or it just being like a little root ball in a big wick haha. I’ve tried to loosen the root ball way up, and a light root trim and both of those seem to really hurt them haha.
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I know u didn’t ask me but I would vote for breaking up the root ball, cactus and succulents can survive weeks to months without their roots depending on the plant.
There’s also a few benefits for doing it too like checking for mealybugs & removing dead roots. Just make sure to wait a good week after breaking any roots before u water them again & I wouldn’t recommend it if the plant is dormant.
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All opinions/advice are happily accepted haha.
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