{"id":69984,"date":"2015-11-18T14:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=69984"},"modified":"2015-11-18T14:28:18","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T18:28:18","slug":"wednesday-vignette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=69984","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday vignette"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of loose ideas came together this morning in a slowburn, sleepy kind of way. I’ve been envious of large stands of Agave attenuata around town, wishing I could grab a crown for dramatic inclusion in a large vase, but that would be stealing. Even though the plantings are congested and no one would miss one of dozens of rosettes from a neglected parkway. That is still, by definition, taking without permission. The second idea was the long-delayed matter of thinning a congested planting of Agave ‘Blue Flame’ of my own that was encroaching on a nearby aloe. I tackled that project this morning. I admit there were a few blank seconds where I failed to recognize the real-time intersection of these two ideas as I sawed away at the agave, which is after all an attenuata hybrid. I stared at the rather nice-looking rosette severed from the main plant for a few seconds and thought what a shame it was to waste — oh, wait a minute. Right! Now, which pot would be heavy enough to support it?
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There was a tiny bit of root attached to the stem, so I filled the pot with water. My agave-as-sweet-potato experiment.
\nThe rim supports the rosette and keeps the stem from being squashed against the bottom of the pot.
\nBut a big glass vase, maybe even a Sparkletts bottle, where the stem and roots (if any) can be viewed would be interesting too.
\nMore random brainstorms and Wednesday vignettes can be found at Flutter & Hum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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