Succulents and More

One of my favorite plants from our recent Santa Barbara trip to San Marcos Growers is Agave horrida. The clone most frequently seen in cultivation, tissue-cultured by Altman Plants, is very nice (

Sometimes it seems not much is happening, but when I look at my photos, I realize there’s more going on than I give the garden, the plants, and myself credit for.

On that note, another “This and that” post with random sightings that I hope you’ll find interesting.

When my frequent partner-in-crime Kyle and I were in Santa Barbara at the very end of January, we had the opportunity to visit

According to estimates I found online, 20% to 30% of the documented 270+ agave species remain solitary throughout their life, while 70% to 80% produce offsets (or pups) — vegetative clones that emerge either directly from the base of the mother plant or at the end of underground runners connected to it.

In most offsetting species, the pups pop up very close to the pare...

My Mangave ‘Foxy Lady’ is in the process of making bulbils — dozens, maybe hundreds. I was going to include a few photos in my last This and that post, but I decided to write a separate piece so I can dive a bit deeper into the my...