Agave nizandensis Double Stripe Arachniodes Sticking out from the end

Sticking out from the end of the floral swirl are the sex organs

This is a true bio plant (botanical interest only)

Each rosette in the patch is adorned with small three-petaled flesh-colored flowers that are hidden at the leaf axils

a true bee and butterfly magnet

The golden foliage

Agave nizandensis Double Stripe Arachniodes Sticking out from the endAgave nizandensis 'Double Stripe' is a 2020 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of the endangered Oaxacan (Southern Mexico) native, shade loving, slope residing century plant. We first selected a seedling of the unarmed, squid like century plant that had a prominent gold center pattern, and then waited patiently for a streak to appear in a single leaf. Five years later, we were finally able to isolate the streak into variegated edges down both sides of