Just typical isn't it? Especially if you're a plant lover and spot a bargain!
So today we went out in search of several tall glazed pots to go on the top patio. Not finding any suitable ones at a couple of garden centres near us we went further ahead to Savin Nurseries to see what they have at the moment.
Now this nursery we enjoy visiting regularly for their reasonably priced plants and ability to spring surprises, to suddenly have some rarities for sale with great prices too. And it proved to be just like that again on today's visit.
We may have been looking primarily for pots this time but since we were there we might as well peruse the plant polytunnels. And whilst browsing we spotted them by the corner. There they were, a group of large Agaves with prices that are very reasonable.
It's still quite rare to see large agaves for sale here so to see them there of all places was an extra treat and a surprise! Which ones should we go for when they are all very nice?
There were some minor flaws on all of them due to being transported to the nursery from continental Europe but overall they were in great condition. We didn't have the camera with us so only took photos using my phone.
I recognised the agaves as follows: A. ovatifolia, A. potatorum, A. tequilana, A. desmettiana 'Variegata', A. mitis, and A. geminiflora. One of them I couldn't recognize so perhaps anyone out there would hazard a guess?
The ovatifolia was very blue, almost white and was beautiful! Had to leave it behind though as it was heavy and had nowhere else to put one at that size. The potatorum was great too and just as beautiful but being a more tender agave it will need shifting under cover in the winter and at such a size would be a difficult thing to do. But there were two geminiflora there and one of them I was instantly smitten with...
Can you see the 20p coin for scale? Agave ovatifolia
And was the one I went for and took home with me. It is big but the leaves are pliable and would be much easier to shift in the winter. The way it was trimmed for transport and sale it looks more like a Dasylirion at the moment, which is nice in its own right too.
Agave geminiflora
So did we buy any pot? Nope, they didn't have what we were looking for either. But that agave more than made up for the effort of going there. Come to think of it I don't think we need but those pots now. All worked out well in the end!Mark :-)
