The votes were cast by readers, tallied in a secret location, and delivered by computer. The unanimous choice of the Academy of Blog Comments (ABC) was......Envelope please!
The "New Mexico Agave" or Agave neomexicana! Here it is just after I brought it home. Isn't it cute?
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Just look at that awesome leaf ghosting pattern.
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Installed this morning in the island bed.
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Trying to steal the spotlight from A. ovatifolia as if that's possible. I like the way it looks here and it just needs a few weeks to recover from the the grower's pot.
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A. neomexicana grows to 3' diameter and 18" high. Drought tolerant and cold hardy. Just right for this location. The native plant database states that it is native to Texas and offsets freely. That's a good thing since I could use more of these as I move toward lower maintenance and higher drought tolerance.
The "after" photo view I always take when I make changes to this side of the yard. It's a green dot from here but you can always click on the photo to make it larger.
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Thank you to all who voted and made positive comments, I might have just gone with moving an existing plant without your input.
I love it! That is a choice agave and it looks so great in your landscape. Good on ya!
ReplyDeleteYay for the Agave neomexicana! It's a beauty. No doubt to be even better as it grows and settles in.
ReplyDeleteThe way it suggests the color and shape of the other agave without being a carbon copy is inspired. The gold of the yucca 'Color Guard' Will stand out even more with the blue presence behind them. Hooray for your first new plant of 2013!
ReplyDeleteLooks great.
ReplyDeleteSounds like just the right plant for there.
Looks fantastic and really great choice for the garden!! That is one nice structural plant!
ReplyDeletePerfect kickoff for the 2013 gardening year!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful - as is your garden! I'm so competitive, when I read your headline my immediate reaction was, "I've got to go buy a plant! I'm getting behind!"
ReplyDeleteI actually tried to use plants already available instead of buying new. I'm glad I did go ahead and buy this one, but only because it's the best plant for that spot.
DeletePerfect! And congrats on already purchasing a plant in 2013! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your help and encouraging comments.
ReplyDeleteNew Mexico [Agave] never looked so nice...really! And the next time you see "mescal" or hear of the "Mescalero Apache", you can know that you have that very important symbol of the people and their tradition.
ReplyDeleteExcellent choice Shirley - it looks so wonderful!
ReplyDeleteGreat buy and seems to fall into place in that lovely garden.
ReplyDeleteThat's one of my favorite agaves, which I admired every time I visited the Wildflower Center until finally I planted one of my own last year. Good choice!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pam, I looked at your post and that's a beauty too.
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