Agave schottii Cochise Stronghold form Dahlia The 22" tall clumps are

The 22" tall clumps are adorned in early spring with green "Jack" flowers

You've seen it in all the English gardening books

tropical-looking foliage

This selection of the cast iron plant Aspidistra zongbayi comes from plant collector Barry Yinger

more than a decade later

Agave schottii Cochise Stronghold form Dahlia The 22" tall clumps areThis rarely offered, rock garden sized Sonoran desert native forms small, 1' tall rosettes of 16" long x 1 2" wide nearly cylindrical green leaves often highlighted with a white central marking. Each leaf ends with a sharp (I bet I didn't have to tell you) terminal spine. The rosettes offset quickly, forming a tight colony. When mature, each rosette will produce an 8' tall flowering spike! Agave schottii is particularly sensitive to winter moisture