Agave lophantha Candida Astilbe apricus/Parodia concinna) In our hardy

apricus/Parodia concinna) In our hardy cactus garden

This 1973 collection from Soviet Georgia by the US National Arboretum's Skip March was later named by Darrell Probst

V-shaped valley

dark green evergreen leaves

The resulting offspring from the tryst appear to be hybrids of Agave ovatifolia with the lovely Agave parrasana and possibly Agave asperrima (scabra)

Agave lophantha Candida Astilbe apricus/Parodia concinna) In our hardyAgave lophantha 'Candida' is a 2026 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a plant we first discovered in 2012 as a streaked sport of Agave 'Splendida'. We were eventually able to stabilize it to a dual margin plant, consisting of a wide creamy edge, alongside a narrower light green interior border. Because of the large amount of variegation, this is a very slow growing plant, which is why it's taken us fourteen years to have enough to finally share. Our