Agave obscura Mukdenia we had discovered the first

we had discovered the first ever documented hybrid between elephant ear genera

topped from early April through early May with 15" long spikes of large

We originally acquired this as Coniogramme intermedia

Crocanthemum carolinianum 'Goldtender'

Mature plants produce an attractive bright yellow flower in late spring before the leaves emerge

Agave obscura Mukdenia we had discovered the first(syn: A. polycantha var. jalapensis) This collection of the rare (or should I say obscure) North American native agave hails from the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz, where it can be found on rocky, granite basalt outcrops. This small 2' wide, rarely suckering, century plant forms a tight mound of green, small spined leaves, topped when mature with a dramatic 15' tall flower spike of dark red flowers.