I vividly remember the first time I saw an on-line photograph of ‘Ippongi’, both due to the amazing foliage, but also the 12,000 USD price tag. That was 2017. Soon after, we would acquire a small plant in a trade with another agave collector. Although it’s a tropical plant that has no frost tolerance, this
Two of the lovely silver-foliaged clones of the tropical Agave desmettiana are looking quite lovely in our container display this summer. The first is Agave desmettiana ‘Quicksilver’ with a narrow green border, and below is Agave desmettiana ‘Silver Moon’, with a narrow white border. Agave desmettiana is one of the most highly prized of the
Agave desmetiana is a mysterious North American native century plant, hailing from south of the US border, toward the southern tip of Mexico. Experts still argue about exactly where, with some claiming its origin is Oaxaca, Yucatan, and Veracruz. Not only do we not know for sure where it’s from, but we don’t have concensus
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Looking lovely on our patio now is the amazing century plant, Agave desmettiana ‘Galactic Traveler’. The coloration on this amazing, tropical, spineless, specimen is truly surreal. We hunted for years, before attaining a single division five years ago, and for the first time this year, we have propagated enough to share through Plant Delights.
