Agave tenuifolia Punica At this point cut the

At this point cut the old flower stems to the ground

heavily striped with burgundy pink

with large flower heads of lemony fragrant

the 3' wide clumps are topped with 2' tall scapes of deep lavender flowers

with the leaf tips on the old foliage becoming pendent

Agave tenuifolia Punica At this point cut theAgave tenuifolia is a little known century plant species, related to Agave striata that was first published in 1995 from the state of Queretaro, where it grows between 1,500' 5,000' elevation in open forests. The solitary, porcupine like rosettes are composed of round green leaves. The lax flower spikes end in an array of yellow flowers.