Agave striata North America needle-like leaves and fluorescent purple

needle-like leaves and fluorescent purple

further north than any other cyclamen species

are green with red veins and lie flat on the ground in a perfect circle

Commonly known as butterfly weed

great for any woodland garden

Agave striata North America needle-like leaves and fluorescent purpleAgave striata is an easy to grow century plant that looks quite different from the wider leaf types with its narrow, rounded, grey green, knitting needle like leaves that are stiff and delightfully painful. Ask your friends to weed around this one for some real laughs! The initial rosettes are 18" tall x 3' wide, but after the 8' tall flower stalks of hummingbird favorite flowers finish in midsummer, the rosette branches and continues to grow,