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    effjayy101
    Bowie, MD

    June 1, 2008 1:16 AM

    Post #5033011

    Read your articles on agaves and palms. WONDERFUL! I hope you can suggest where I should go to get the botanical names for my plants. I have the following:
    A Ragged (Torn) Leaf Palm
    Ponytail Palm
    Hardy Blue Fan Palm
    Dwarf Agave
    Regular Agave
    Thank you in advance for your interest.

    palmbob

    palmbob
    Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b)


    June 1, 2008 3:23 AM

    Post #5033742

    Pony tail palm is Beaucarnea recurvata (not a palm)

    But I have no clue what a RAgged leaf palm is (never heard of that common name).
    Hardy Blue Fan Palm is probably Brahea armata, but could also be Chamaerops humilis var cerifera, or Nannorrhops.

    There are dozens of Dwarf Agaves, so no idea which that one would be
    And 'regular' AGave- who knows... what a weird name!

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