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In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin in Motown, z6 on November 9, 2024, 8:16 pm Fred, posting a pic of his greenhouse xeric plants, reminded of one of my succulent plants, I haven't posted about in a while. Here is a pic of my MANGAVE plant. Mangaves are hybrids resulting from crossing a Manfreda plant, with an Agave. I've had this plant for a couple years, and it came from Plant Delights. The cultivar is, 'Kaleidoscope'. It's multiple colors are not as bright, as they would be, if grown in more sun. Anybody else growing either Manfredas, or Mangaves? https://photos.app.goo.gl/PByUbg5U85vyqSBJ7 MORE Autumn Crocus are blooming. In the pic below, notice that there are some dead stems present, from some deciduous hardy ferns, but the Crocus are not deterred from the competition, by not blooming... https://photos.app.goo.gl/X8jUGfv3gczHY7C68 Guess what?? The WINTER ELEPHANT ELEPHANT EARS, Arum italicum, are now growing. Their foliage is evergreen all winter through early spring , and endures snow, AND ACTUAL ZONE 6 minimums... https://photos.app.goo.gl/E2euywv8MBTsKDyb8 - NEW PLANTS - Here's the pic of a new fan palm plant I got. It is commonly known as, the ELEGANT FAN PALM, but botanically as, Licuala peltata. One day, it'll have large, round-shaped fronds.. https://photos.app.goo.gl/BsAqgyr1n3AnzFAV7 Here's a pic of a new hardy BLUE HEBE, Hebe glaucophylla, that I got. I planted it in the ground... https://photos.app.goo.gl/Hfg4G9S66kh9psKU9

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Fred SC on November 10, 2024, 7:34 am, in reply to "In My Garden Today" Alvin, that is a nice Mangave. I have two Mangaves. I ab Abdolutely love the week Hebe! The Licula is nice. The winter Elephant Ears are unusual.

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Jason Western PA on November 10, 2024, 6:38 pm, in reply to "In My Garden Today" Cool. The fan palm will be nice.

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin, z6 on November 10, 2024, 7:46 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Thanks, Fred. These elephant ear relatives do the opposite that the much larger leaved forms do, when temps cool down. I didn't know you had any Mangaves. Among your xerics, I've heard you mention mostly, are a few Yucca, some Agave, a Sago, some Graptophyllum, and some Echinopsis. Are your Mangaves named cultivars?

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin, z6 on November 10, 2024, 7:49 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Thanks, Jason. The Licuala is a dwarf-growing palm, even when grown in the ground, in tropical areas. Yet, it can still produce large fans on head high plants, for a very tropical garden look.

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Fred SC on November 12, 2024, 7:32 am, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Yes, Alvin, one is Mangave ‘Bloodspot’ and I forget the other cultivar.’s name.

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