Agave americana Mediopicta Aurea Mallows a great woodland specimen

a great woodland specimen

the fronds will produce new plantlets along the edges of the leaves

We thought this was a selection of Asparagus densiflorus

The foliage emerges in fall and remains until late spring

starting in late July and reblooming into mid-October (NC) with sturdy 3' stalks of 8-10 large

Agave americana Mediopicta Aurea Mallows a great woodland specimenWe have been unable to determine the origin of Agave americana 'Aurea', which we have grown for nearly two decades. This smaller, but lovely form of the giant Agave americana has leaves which are mostly bright yellow, surrounded by a contrasting blue edge. In containers, we have never been able to get this century plant to grow larger than 1' tall x 2' wide. Because of the amount of pigment in the yellow leaves, we don't recommend more than a few