Arlington Agave

Just off Arlington Drive and Pasadena Avenue is a wonderful garden. To quote their website "Arlington Garden is a collaboration among Betty and Charles McKenney, the City of Pasadena, and Pasadena Water & Power, who combined to create Pasadena’s only dedicated public garden, on property leased by the City from Caltrans."

This great little (actually 3 acres  so not SO little) garden has, among many other fine plants and trees some really great cacti.

I was there the other day and was much taken by the Agave.

I found it got more interesting as I got closer...

OK, that's cheating a little, it's not JUST the Agave...

So now we get closer the the Agave...

And getting pointier...

And pointier still...

Definitely don't want to bang into the thorns on this thing...

And now for a choice. I'd be interested to hear your preference...

This reveals my bias to Black & White...Which do you prefer?

To finish, something a bit off the theme, though it IS a cactus, just don't ask me to name it...

As always, I hope you enjoyed the photos, and thanks for looking.