"Shark Skin Agave" photo

Thanks to both Kens!  Ken K's photo from the Bancroft is wonderful and 
definitely proves we are talking about the same thing.  This agave, IMHO, is 
really fine.  BTW Ken K. do you know Brian Kemble?  He works at the Bancroft 
I believe.  He is in a Gasteria Round Robin with me, and has sent me a 
Gasteria cf. acinacifolia from Ruth's Garden.  Breck


>From: Ken K <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [AGAVACEAE] Re: "Shark Skin Agave"?
>Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 17:53:08 -0800
>
>kenmcclellan wrote:
> >
> > Hi Breck, Agavaceae et al.  The Shark Skin Agave is a hybrid of A. 
>Ferdinandii-regis x A Scabra.  The 'common' name (Shark Skin) was applied 
>to this hybrid due to its texture and colour.  The cross seems to have a 
>good deal of variation - more in form than in its colour and texture.  If 
>you would like some more photos, I can take some digi-photos of the ones I 
>have. Best regards, Ken in San Diego.
>
>
>
>Here are links to images of the naturally occurring hybrid between A.
>fernandi-regis and A. scabra known as the 'Ruth Bancroft selection". I
>use the name the plant is labeled under in the garden, however I
>understand that it would more correctly be referred to as Agave
>(fernandi-regis x scabra), since 'victoria-reginae' seems to be an
>invalid name.
>
>A picture on the Yucca Do site - look under the 'Woody lilies'
>Section:
>http://www.yuccado.com/
>
>A picture on my server, taken at the Bancroft Garden:
>http://www.concentric.net/~ellipsis/Plants/index.html
>
>Ken
>East S.F. Bay Area, Ca.
>USDA Zone 9
>-2°C to 38°C
>
>
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