Hoping for an id even though I don't have a picture. I saw one once on a garden
show shown from North Carolina, so I thought it MIGHT be hardy here in the upper
part of South Carolina. But this week I happened to drive by a huge one in
somebody's yard, so obviously it is hardy for here.

It is a succulent, looks more or less like an Aloe vera, but it is several feet
tall and around. It looks like it has a coating of powdered sugar. And it is a
species that can tolerate zone 7 winters. Any ideas? I want one of those
suckers.

Should have stopped and asked the owners of the plant? Maybe they'd have
even given you a cutting.

--

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with
the intention of arriving safely in an attractive
and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in
one hand, Starbucks in the other, totally worn
out and screaming, "WOO HOO. what a ride!"


BetsyB



"Darren Garrison" wrote in message
...
Hoping for an id even though I don't have a picture. I saw one once on a
garden
show shown from North Carolina, so I thought it MIGHT be hardy here in the
upper
part of South Carolina. But this week I happened to drive by a huge one
in
somebody's yard, so obviously it is hardy for here.

It is a succulent, looks more or less like an Aloe vera, but it is several
feet
tall and around. It looks like it has a coating of powdered sugar. And
it is a
species that can tolerate zone 7 winters. Any ideas? I want one of those
suckers.

It is a succulent, looks more or less like an Aloe vera, but it is
several feet tall and around. It looks like it has a coating of
powdered sugar. And it is a species that can tolerate zone 7 winters.

Something like this?
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/60610/
or one of these?
http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Fall/page3.html

Here in the Washington, DC area (zone 7), some kind of agaves or
yuccas are moderately common, including in the house we bought. We
have a nice big clump of three or so plants. They send up a nice
flower spike with white flowers (especially striking at night). Ours
does not die after flowering (some do, although they might send out
additional plants first). But I don't know what species are most
popular or work best (or even which one is in my yard, for that
matter).

They are, of course, native to drier climates. But ours has required
no maintenance and seems to be doing fine.

On 07 Jul 2007 12:26:28 -0400, Jim Kingdon wrote:

Something like this?
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/60610/
or one of these?
http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Fall/page3.html


Thanks for the links, judging from the size (huge) and the need to be cold
hardy, it is probably one of these:

http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog...ail/05008.html

Pretty cheap, too.

On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 12:25:55 -0400, "betsyb" wrote:

Should have stopped and asked the owners of the plant? Maybe they'd have
even given you a cutting.

Might work if I was a woman. But since I'm a large hairy guy, they'd probably
lock the door and call the police. :-)

"Darren Garrison" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 12:25:55 -0400, "betsyb"
wrote:

Should have stopped and asked the owners of the plant? Maybe they'd have
even given you a cutting.

Might work if I was a woman. But since I'm a large hairy guy, they'd
probably
lock the door and call the police. :-)


A smile on your face might have broken the ice had you tried? Costs nothing
to ask.

Betsy

On 07 Jul 2007 12:26:28 -0400, Jim Kingdon wrote:

Here in the Washington, DC area (zone 7), some kind of agaves or
yuccas are moderately common, including in the house we bought. We
have a nice big clump of three or so plants. They send up a nice
flower spike with white flowers (especially striking at night). Ours
does not die after flowering (some do, although they might send out
additional plants first). But I don't know what species are most

Followup question-- I ordered a couple of Agave_americana, a kind that is
supposed to die after flowering. If mine do settle in and grow, can pruning
flower stalks when they start to grow keep the plant alive, or would it die
anyway?

On Jul 7, 11:42 am, Darren Garrison wrote:
Hoping for an id even though I don't have a picture. I saw one once on a garden
show shown from North Carolina, so I thought it MIGHT be hardy here in the upper
part of South Carolina. But this week I happened to drive by a huge one in
somebody's yard, so obviously it is hardy for here.

It is a succulent, looks more or less like an Aloe vera, but it is several feet
tall and around. It looks like it has a coating of powdered sugar. And it is a
species that can tolerate zone 7 winters. Any ideas? I want one of those
suckers.

sounds like agave, needs impeccable drainage for cold hardyness.