Very few Agaves will survive a sudden move from greenhouse to full June sun in the VOTS. I believe your Agave can manage a great deal of sun, but I wouldn't try planting it out until late Oct/early Nov, unless you're prepared to cover the plant with shade cloth at least sporadically through summer. Good luck, and be mindful where you plant it, 'Confederate Rose' is one of the few Agaves I would label as invasive.

Thanks, GeeS. I had put it in the ground but based on your feedback just transplanted it up a bigger pot. I did split off two of the pups but I'll add them to the pot tomorrow once they've healed up a bit. I'll keep the pot under the shade of my mesquite until the fall.

As for it being invasive, I assume that means it'll puppy like crazy and maybe far from the mama plant. I'm ok with that. I plan on putting it in an area where it can primarily be by itself. The only other thing there is a lantana.

There seems to be a question on the interwebs about whether it really is a confederate rose since it already had four pups and was so small. Some suggest the box stores generalize and mine might actually be agave potatorum. Do you have an opinion?

It is not A. potatorum, a mid-sized solitary Agave. The A. potatorum nomen is widely misused and improperly applied to many small offsetting Agaves it bears little resemblance to. Ideally, you might place the pot in a place that gets a little morning and/or filtered sun in an effort to start the acclimatization process.

Thanks for the advice. So you think this IS confederate rose?

I can move it to the east side of my house. It'll get morning sun and be in shade by noonish.

I'm new to cacti and succulents. I have two aloe Vera and a soap aloe that were volunteers and they are spreading like crazy (which I love). I hope to make my agave happy too :-)

Yes, it is 'Confederate Rose'. If the pot isn't too heavy, perhaps you can move it from the east side of your house to the shady spot as needed. I doubt it will manage full sun until noon every day this time of year, but might benefit from that arrangement 2-3 days per week -- once it is established in the new pot. Once the monsoon starts and we're cloudy half the time, the Agave will breathe a sigh of relief. It can be a tricky business acclimating greenhouse plants to our overwhelming sun here. The idea is to expose and toughen up new growth, even if all the old growth eventually burns to a crisp. If it burns too quickly, the plant will die, but if you prolong it by managing exposure, that will provide time for new growth to develop. Of course, it's all a lot easier late autumn to early spring.

Thanks again for the sage advice. I moved the pot closer to the fence line That will limit the amount of morning sun even further but I'll still keep an eye on them for sun burn.

One last question: can you ID this plant. It's in my neighbors yard and spreading like crazy.

hi basilgirl. That is a Kalanchoe daigremontiana, aka mother of thousands. It is extremely invasive and there's no way I'd ever plant that in a garden.