Agave bracteosa bright light dry and stiff shield or

dry and stiff shield or basket fronds at the base of the foliage fronds which serve a multi purpose of protecting the creeping rhizomes and catching moisture and leaf litter which decompose to feed the fern

but is much smaller on Vriesea rafaelii

coppery to bronzy-green

Considered a natural hybrid swarm

Agave bracteosa bright light dry and stiff shield orA cliff dwelling lithophyte native to the Chihuahuan Desert, our plants are from seed collected in Sta. Catarina, Nuevo Leon. Sometimes called the octopus Agave, because of its sinuous and curled, spineless, narrow leaves. An unusual aspect of this species is that it does not immediately die like most Agave species, after flowering. Eventually forms clusters of plants, attractive with their pale green leaves. Suited for full sun to partial shade.