A few years ago, I planted three Yucca 'Bright Star' and an Agave ovatifolia in a little heart-shaped raised bed that could never hold enough water to support the annuals I kept trying to grow in it. At that time all were in gallon pots and I really didn't expect the Agave to survive its first winter. One of the yuccas kicked the bucket, one remained relatively small and the third took off like nobody's business.
The Agave not only survived that first winter but three more as well and grew beyond my expectations. Now the plants have become a bit too close. It was, after all, an experiment to see if the agave would even live through our wet winters. If it did, it wouldn't get very big in our climate, right?
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I'm going to have to move the yuccas once the weather warms up a bit. It shouldn't be a problem as they seem to transplant well.
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The smaller yucca is almost entirely covered by the agave. The combination of these plants is delightful and I hope to simply move the yuccas a bit further out. Who knew that Agaves would grow so quickly? Oh well, live and learn.
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One would think that the gardener would have cleared all of these fallen leaves away by now. Some people are just so neglectful.
The Agave not only survived that first winter but three more as well and grew beyond my expectations. Now the plants have become a bit too close. It was, after all, an experiment to see if the agave would even live through our wet winters. If it did, it wouldn't get very big in our climate, right?
I'm going to have to move the yuccas once the weather warms up a bit. It shouldn't be a problem as they seem to transplant well.
We all love it when our plants "knit together" but this is a little too cozy.
The smaller yucca is almost entirely covered by the agave. The combination of these plants is delightful and I hope to simply move the yuccas a bit further out. Who knew that Agaves would grow so quickly? Oh well, live and learn.
