I have never measured anything in the arid bed and decided to today, just to see how they grow on a yearly basis.
The Dasylirion Serratifolium has never really recovered from when I had to put the weed killer around it last year to get rid of the creeping violet, it has sort of grown 'cock eyed' but it has grown and stands at 86cm
The Montana excels and is 83cm tall and 114cm wide
Yucca Rostrata 109cm tall and a whopping 132cm wide
Trichocereus Macrogonus has been planted in since July 2017 I didn't measure it when it went in, but am certain it is a lot taller and measures in at 78cm.
Agave Filifera, such a pretty agave, is now 20cm tall and 35cm wide. It was only planted out this year having been kept in a pot, and again it has romped away.
Agave Americana is off, compared to when I popped it in earlier this year it has grown and measures 30cm wide.
Pachycereus pringlei is 55cm tall
Aloe polyphylla is just lovely and 50cm wide
I shall be starting the big dig out on Monday. The frame is up and read for the cover over the Arid bed, so I am prepared.
I really like all these spiky plants, looks like the desert! Your garden is so unusual, I enjoy seeing it grow from a distance!
ReplyDeleteThank you, I like the challenge of 'trying' to grow these desert plants in the cold and wet of the UK!
DeleteI like your idea of measuring these plants. Because they're evergreen, we often don't notice their growth until we see old pictures or they start taking over nearby plants.
ReplyDeleteSomething I have never done, when I look back on the photos of when the where first planted they where tiny.
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