Six Great Agaves for Your Garden, with Kelly Griffin

The ideal agave, in addition to low-water and low-maintenance, won't get too large, has beautiful lines or variegations, doesn't produce a slew of offsets, is easy to garden around, and isn't a view-blocker. Renowned agave hybridizer Kelly Griffin (succulent plant development manager at Altman Plants) shows six great agaves for gardens large and small, and shares expert tips on agave care and cultivation. The six are: A. ovatifolia, A. 'Blue Glow', A. victoriae-reginae, A. titanota, A. impressa, and A. guiengola.

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[@65cquintero]

Thank you, you always have what I’m looking for in your archives

[@QueenofSucculents]

My pleasure!

[@beatrixrode1082]

I am absolutely in love with cacti, aloes and agave's

[@gardeningwithpleasure]

Agave plant is so innocent and beautiful, easy to grow plant Nice video thanks for sharing

[@swayback7375]

My agave are anything but innocent! I’ve been poked,stabbed and all round violated by most of my agave.

[@lauralaine8678]

I love these plants so much

[@QueenofSucculents]

Thanks, Laura! That's what we're hoping for. ;+)

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[@QueenofSucculents]

I'm honored to sound like your grandma!

[@nataliemizutani822]

Absolutely beautiful ❤️👍

[@QueenofSucculents]

Thank you, Natalie!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for sharing this info and care tips about these different Agave's :-) thanks so much for sharing Debra and Kelly and sending much love and happy growing from Ireland XXXX

[@EweeToob]

Love all your videos, all the way from Australia! :)

[@Aompluto]

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[@davemusicinca]

Just got a variegated victoriae-riginae my first Agave! Can only keep it indoors hopefully I can keep it happy

[@QueenofSucculents]

You don't mention where you live, but Agave v-r is quite cold hardy (to about 12 degrees F).

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great video. thank you. learn so much from you. 👍😀

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[@kimramey66]

Your videos are very informative but the background music is super distracting.

[@QueenofSucculents]

Sorry for that. It's an old video. My newer ones don't have music.

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I love the music.

[@javeria126]

awesome

[@anttikuusmetso]

Does Kelly know that many european garden centers sell his famous unique Agave "Blue Glow" under the name "Shaka Zulu" (which has nothing with agaves)?

[@QueenofSucculents]

Probably.

[@EweeToob]

Wish we could get these amazing varieties in Australia! Hard to come across all the good ones.

[@mattc9998]

Your channel is wonderful. I'm recently got into planting Agaves. I recently planted an Agave Montana but very scared it will get out of control. I have a 20-30cm strip of white stone down the side of my driveway. Is there a particular agave you could recommend me that I could plant all along the strip, say 10 of, and they stay small/within the strip? Also, non-pup forming would be preferred. Thank you! Maybe the Queen Victoria agave? P.S. I live in the UK, in the South where we only have a few days of frost in the winter. The soil here is thick clay and is usually very wet when I di down especially because I put anti-weed layers on top.. I try to put stones in when planting. Anything else you'd recommend?

[@QueenofSucculents]

Sounds like you're doing everything right. Agave montana is a good choice. Queen Victoria agaves might not make enough of a statement, they're small and take forever to grow to, say, soccer-ball sized.

[@FengShuiSusan]

Hi, this is exciting! Can we order these???

[@thatsjustducky331]

I have the Agave Americana Marginata I just bought it and I am concerned with it in the location I want it and I don't want to keep moving the potted plant around. It is in full sun and we get 110-115 summers here. Summer here is basically a 3 month storm. How can I protect my beautiful plant from sunburn, monsoon, and root rot from water. It is in a 10 gallon plastic planter with 5 drills holes at the bottom and sit in its 2 inch high leg planter so the bottom is not touching the ground. Any help would be great. A neighbor has a blue century that gets full afternoon sun in the ground and has burnt leaves on the late afternoon sun side. Just for an example of my Southern Nevada environment. Would you suggest a filtered sun canopy for the summer in the middle of my yard. No tree coverings or shade at all is there. Currently has a green garden cloth staked around the four corner.

[@QueenofSucculents]

A "filtered sun canopy for the middle of the yard" sounds essential, given what you deal with. Keep in mind that there's only so far you can go with "zonal denial" (trying to get plants to grow out in the open in your area, if they're not suited).

[@navdeepsingh-pk5qk]

@@QueenofSucculents Debra aunty,if I pot agave desmettiana varigated in full sun in cement planter on terrace in India,will it grow!?

[@QueenofSucculents]

@@navdeepsingh-pk5qk I know so little about your climate, I hesitate to say, but I suspect it will. Tough plant.

[@navdeepsingh-pk5qk]

@@QueenofSucculents ok thank aunty 😘😘

[@SerenaHe-z3k]

I just discovered yesterday that my largest agave is infected by the snout weevil. I completely freaked out seeing all those wiggling maggots and hearing the noise of them chewing on my agave. First time in my life seeing so many maggots it was pretty much dooms day scene. I have a big bunch of agave all gathered together. What do I do? Watch them die one by one?

[@QueenofSucculents]

Dig up and destroy the infested agave and as much soil as you can. Then treat the remaining agaves with a systemic insecticide amzn.to/2DuUO2q. See details on my site, debraleebaldwin.com/debra-lee-baldwin-news/agave-snout-weevil-prevention-treatment/.

[@manindersinghkhalsa2488]

can we grow agave indoor?

[@QueenofSucculents]

Yes if you give it lots of light and keep it on the dry side.

[@edwardsdeacon]

Question: I want an agave as a centerpiece plant/ security for a window. I have a spot that’s 4’x4’ with outside plumbing running under it. Which agave do you recommend if any? I live in North Texas so you have some idea of the general climate.

[@QueenofSucculents]

Agave americana would probably do the job.

[@goteeman34]

what part of san diego does Kelly live?

[@QueenofSucculents]

About five miles inland from the coast. Kelly was no dummy when it came to selecting the perfect climate: not too foggy and damp, not too hot or cold. Temperature range about 40 to 90, I'm guessing. Anyway, nearly ideal.

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[@QueenofSucculents]

Indeed I am! Nice of you to notice.

[@navdeepsingh-pk5qk]

Debra aunty,bring agave desmettiana ok

[@conniebeal6000]

He said to fertilize an agave, but when? Early Spring or throughout the year? What kind of fertilizer?

[@QueenofSucculents]

Succulents in general appreciate a balanced fertilizer, diluted half strength, at the start of the growing season, which for agaves is early spring.

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[@edgarmiranda2479]

Your music is annoying, too loud

[@QueenofSucculents]

Yes, I know. I'm SO SORRY. Please forgive me! What was I thinking...! Sadly, I can't take the video down and fix it without losing view counts and terrific, helpful comments like yours. Fortunately, as I've explained a zillion times, MY NEWER VIDEOS DON'T HAVE MUSIC! So, comments like yours (and they are legion) DO make a difference!