So, we live in the High Desert area and I have been looking up cute plants that can survive in our area (xerioscaping??) Our house has some red undertones (namely bricks) and my favorite color is red, so of course I was looking for some plants that would produce red flowers or have some hint of red in them.
Then I came across the Manfreda Bloodspot Agave plant. Look at her over there...isnt she so cute? Plus, I havent seen any of my neighbors that have this plant in their yard. Its a hybrid plant - created in 2008 so there isnt much information out there on how to grow it and take care of it...So, the inpatient me, decided to put half of the seeds in water for about 2 hours and the other half were not put in the cup of water. I then planted them using regular soil and put them next to the window sill - kinda awkward since its night, but they can get light tomorrow, they'll get plenty of water tonight.
Then, i decided to Google growing agave's from seeds. Seems that the information online recommends sterilizing my soil - by putting it in the oven for 30 mins or so. They also recommend a mixture of soil...I deviated from that and used my .99 store soil, so we'll see if that will work or not.
Apparently, since the Manfreda Bloodspot Agave plant is so new, there's no real blogs/websites on how to get them to grow etc... So i'll keep you guys updated on how my .99 store soil, window sill and Manfreda Bloodspot Agave plants are doing... Hopefully, I can get them to grow.
I would greatly welcome any ideas/suggestions from anyone who has grown this plant and had success with it, just leave me a comment. If i'm not successful, with this batch, I may try another batch.
Pleasantries,
Tatiana
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