Mystery Agave

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The label says "Agave Hybrid".  What's your guess?  I've looked at it several times over the past few months at a local nursery.  It's been sitting alone, one of a kind, waiting to be purchased.  "What is that?", I kept wondering.  I've stuck firmly to a policy of not buying any Aloe or Agave without knowing what it was.  But today I had a 50% off coupon, so home it came. 
 Growth may reveal its identity.  It couldn't possibly be what I think it is, could it?  Not for 9.99.  It better not be what I hope it isn't.  I don't want any more of those. 

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  1. Kris PetersonSeptember 1, 2017 at 4:51 PM

    Tags like that always drive me crazy! My local botanic garden sells plants labeled like that all the time. I've no idea what your mystery agave is either, other than very attractive. Hopefully, it won't turn out to be the agave equivalent of Audrey from 'Little Shop of Horrors'.

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    1. Hoover BooSeptember 1, 2017 at 5:10 PM

      Or even worse than 'Audrey', an Agave americana.

      I always joke about that very common plant name "Succulent assorted". There are a whole lot of those!

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    2. ReneeSeptember 1, 2017 at 10:27 PM

      That kind of looks like my agave 'snow glow', which I think is a variegated version of 'Blue Glow'... Any chance it could be that?

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    3. danger gardenSeptember 1, 2017 at 10:30 PM

      Those tiny red teeth, those arms gracefully, ever so slightly upturned at the ends. It couldn't possibly be what you don't want it to be, very much looks like what you think it might be...

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    4. Hoover BooSeptember 2, 2017 at 11:48 AM

      That was my wish, but...

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  2. Jane StrongSeptember 1, 2017 at 5:41 PM

    I think you made a good buy. When I got to looking closely at this plant I found it very beautiful. It is not just yellow and green but there is a lovely light turquoise-green stripe separating those two colors and then there are the dark red thorns. Very attractive.

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  3. sueSeptember 2, 2017 at 6:45 AM

    Looks like A. desmetiana 'Variegata' grown from a bulbil, rather than a pup. It takes them a while to start putting out leaves with that swan-like curve. Sue

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    1. Hoover BooSeptember 2, 2017 at 11:46 AM

      Yeah, and that's what I'm hoping it's not! At least it didn't cost much.

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    2. Hoover BooSeptember 2, 2017 at 11:46 AM

      And that was the reason for my policy of not buying unlabeled Agaves...oh, well.

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  4. UnknownSeptember 3, 2017 at 4:50 PM

    I love a mystery, especially when the ending comes as a surprise.

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    1. Hoover BooSeptember 3, 2017 at 8:42 PM

      Me, too. "Endeavour" starts in 19 minutes! :)

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    2. teejaySeptember 4, 2017 at 6:07 PM

      I've streamed it and gotten dvd's from Netflix--isn't it great? does it go more than 3 seasons?

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    3. Hoover BooSeptember 4, 2017 at 8:08 PM

      The new season 4 has been running the past 3 weeks.

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  5. mishySeptember 5, 2017 at 2:56 PM

    I think I picked up that very plant and almost bought it! I don't have a place to put it yet so I had to set it down. I'm glad it found it's way to your hands and garden. Can't wait to see how it turns out! :)

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  6. Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)September 5, 2017 at 5:20 PM

    My money is on Agave desmettiana 'Variegata' as well but I think it's still too early to say for sure. Please keep us posted.

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    1. Hoover BooSeptember 6, 2017 at 8:20 AM

      Yeah, darn it! My rule to not buy an unlabelled plant is a good one. I wish I'd stuck to it.

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