Agave striata var striata Texas Native Plants great to blend with ferns

great to blend with ferns in the woodland garden

especially morning sun

this is the fastest growing

Arising from the base of the "bowl" is the fleshy pinkish-purple spadix (the phallic part) that rises like a volcano

Thanks to native plant guru Jan Midgley for sharing this form from Monroe County

Agave striata var striata Texas Native Plants great to blend with fernsAgave 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