You're Being Lied to About Agave Utahensis Eborispina

A ton of online plant sellers are lying to you about agave utahensis eborispina. They're calling plants eborispina that are clearly not. And they're counting on you to not know the difference.
It's really unfortunate, because marketplaces are being flooded with definitely-not eborispina plants labeled as such, and it's destroying the meaning of the word and eroding public trust.

[@vitaliyrudenko7663]

Thank you very much for the very accessible, interesting and voluminous information. I really enjoyed watching the video.

[@mojave_lv]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@jungho2412]

I grow an Agave utahensis pup which was from a green, long-spined eborispina. It have been growing from the size of 3cm in length and 5mm in width in estimate.
It grew on same condition indoors under growlight for an year, and it's developing more wax and wavy spine probably due to strong UV and light condition.
I believe plants are mostly specified by its flower in academics, but agaves may be an exception due to their ability to hybridization and its monocarpic nature(slow growth and flowering also).
Similar issues tend to appear in Agave oteroi vs Agave titanota.
Plant sellers and markets also just name them or specify them by their own names for marketing purposes and will cause more problems for consumers and marketplace itself in my belief.
Thank you for the video to raise aware for the enthusiasts.

[@mojave_lv]

Utahensis, nevadensis, and eborispina all have variable flower structures, spicate, racemose, or panniculate.
What would you say the terminal spine to leaf lenght ratio is on your eborispina?

[@jungho2412]

@@mojave_lv
The specimen's spine to leaf length is 1 to 3+. It's still a compact, growing specimen so the spine might be still developing.
I could send you the picture of the specimen via email or DM if you'd like to have a look. I also have the picture of the mother plant which the pup was from.
Thank you for the reply, new things learnt about the utahensis flower structures.

[@TurinTurambarTolkien]

What is the PPFD to grow Agave Utahensis Eborispina?

[@mojave_lv]

For the best possible form and growth rates, I'd say somewhere around, or above 1,000 ppfd.