Agave striata var striata Speirantha The extraordinarily hairy (more so

The extraordinarily hairy (more so than some of the '80s rock bands) green leaves make an elegant evergreen clump

3' wide clump of shiny

each spotted brown toward the throat

light lavender bells

When the new growth of Athyrium otophorum emerges

Agave striata var striata Speirantha The extraordinarily hairy (more soAgave striata var. striata is an easy to grow century plant that resembles a well fed porcupine quite different from the wider leaf century plant species. Hailing from the Sierra Madre Orientale mountain range in northeast Mexico, Agave striata has good winter hardiness and has been fine at 0 degrees F in our garden. Agave striata var. striata is also one of only two century plant species that doesn't die after flowering, which is handy, since it's