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Originally Posted by estación seca

Agaves look different there than here. Has the variegated one ever flowered? If a simple unbranched tall spike it could be A. vilmoriniana, AKA octopus agave. If it's a branched paniculate inflorescence it could be A. desmettiana. Vilmoriniana almost never offsets from the base, whereas desmettiana usually offsets profusely. If it's vilmoriniana it will produce thousands of plantlets on the spike after the flowers fall. Save the ones with the best variegation.

Tony Avent of Plant Delights forces Agaves to offset by running a large knife vertically through the stem at ground level. If you try this do it during a dry spell. It can be difficult to force the knife through a thick stem, so take great care not to cut yourself.

it has not flowered yet but it is young (3-5 years old) i was told this one will grow to 10-15 and get huge and then spike and die. so that sounds like the vilmoriniana.

a friend gave this to me so i can ask if it was from a basal or a plantlet


for the vertical cut, does he stab i through the side to make a vertically oriented hole or do you mean he slices the stem in half from the top? sorry i just dont like to cut with out knowing lol


very cool info, thanks ES