Re: Re: Agave victoria-reginae?

Ken K <[email protected]> Sun, 05 May 2002 17:50:47 -0700
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maartenvanthiel wrote:
>
> Talking about VR: Does anyone know why the leaves, where attached to
> the plant, are lighter green than the rest of the leaves? (At least
> in my 2 VRs.) No sun effect; its the same on all sides of the plants.

Maarten,

Have you fertilized lately? I seem to remember nitrogen having this
sort of effect on Agave, or it is some other effect of growth, or
re-hydration after a winter rest.

Ken
East S.F. Bay Area, Ca.
USDA Zone 9
-2°C to 38°C