Agave lophantha 'Splendida' Allen Bush ripening until they twist open

ripening until they twist open and fling the seeds free

both a rarity and a conservation success in cultivation

the whole shrub reads as a soft cloud of white

one of the last of an ancient conifer family that shaded the dinosaurs across the supercontinent of Gondwana

Agave lophantha 'Splendida' Allen Bush ripening until they twist openA small, bright green agave with a clean white stripe down the center of each short, broad, toothed leaf, Agave lophantha 'Splendida' is a compact, clumping selection of a species native to South Texas and Mexico. The variegated rosettes stay neat and low, a jewel box agave for a trough, a container, or the front of a hot, sunny bed. The selection has a Woodlanders pedigree. This smaller, tighter clone was found some years ago near Jacksonville,