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According to Gentry, var eborispina has terminal spines between 10-20 cm long. Plants with terminal spines shorter than this are probably nevadensis or simply utahensis ssp.

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Lisa Vinzant hybrid
Seed parent - 'Winnie the Pooh'
Pollen parent - 'Domino'
A nice small Neoregelia forming a 7"- 8" rosette of red leaves with yellow spots producing offsets on 2"- 3" stolons.
Best coloration achieved with a few hours of early morning or late evening sun.

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neither of the submitted photographs match the AHS registration picture

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In some regions, the Carrotwood tree is considered invasive because it can outcompete native vegetation and disrupt ecosystems.
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Coral Sunset is fantastic, nothing like I have ever seen in peonies. After a severe cold winter in which I had to cover the plant several times because it starts growing earlier than other peonies Coral Sunset is beautiful and it has spread so much in just a few years that it makes an impressive clump, if only it could bloom all summer, sigh.

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I am going to try overwintering a few artichokes this year using the basket method and using a waterproof tarp. That may be the key addition:
Zones 6 to 7: After the last harvest, cut the plants down to 12 to 18 inches. Cover with organic mulch: leaves, straw, compost, and then cover the pile with a large basket. Mound more leaves and straw over the basket and cover everything with a waterproof tarp.

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Miniature Lupine is a native to the west coast found throughout California to British Columbia. It is nitrogen-fixing and a boon to pollinators in addition to being a cute tiny plant.

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A. decorum is a variable species. The diameter of the rosette can range from 1.5 to 4 inches. Colors can be variable from clone to clone, and depending on sun exposure. Plants grown in the shade are usually a dark green color, but in full sun they can range from a reddish orange to bronze color. This plant is commonly confused with two of its close relatives, A. haworthii and A. leucoblepharum.
It is known to form hybrids with A. canariense and A. castello-paive.

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This smallish hybrid is usually sold under the apparently invalid species name Agave pumila. It is a dimorphic plant, with a compact, offsetting juvenile version to a few inches wide (for several years) and a spreading adult version to about 2 feet wide. Apparently one can hasten this conversion by putting potted plants in the ground.

Gentry treated pumila as a species but also considered the parentage of Agave lechuguilla (originally and currently spelled as lecheguilla) x Agave victoriae-reginae (compact form). The leaf underside strongly suggests the former parentage, despite what the CoL and the data above indicate (scabra=asperrima in the mix).

If the CoL is right that pumila = asperrima x nickelsiae (which I doubt) then Agave x pumila would be a synonym for Agave x nigra (one form of which is known in the trade as 'Sharkskin'), a very different looking plant without this odd dimorphic form.

In any case pumila was apparently collected in the 19th century and described on the basis of a Kew plant obtained from a Dutch trader, of unknown geographic origin. It was never found in nature (at least at the time of Gentry's writing).

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Curious that 'Freedom Is Not Free' is registered as a Tet but apparently crossed to 'Wild Rose Fandango', a Dip, to create a dip child 'Lily Farm Arachnid Orbiter'. I will note that the hybridizer had FINF listed as a Tet on his website in 2020

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