Agave gracilipes Ornamental Seed or Fruit wavy-edged leaves are held upright

wavy-edged leaves are held upright on dramatically rigid stems

radiata 'Modern Japanese' is also one of the first surprise lilies to produce its fall foliage

very low-light house plant

I'll never forget the time I saw my first Cypripedium japonicum orchid at the US National Arboretum

Agave gracilipes Ornamental Seed or Fruit wavy-edged leaves are held uprightIt gets lonely at evening in the mountains of west Texas, and late one night on a mountain far, far away, a botanical liaison was consummated between Agave neomexicana and Agave lechuguilla. Despite their spiny personalities, their unexpected compatibility produced the species we now know as Agave x gracilipes. These rarely offsetting intermediates produce leafy 1' tall x 18" wide rosettes of rigid grey green leaves. Despite their preference for dry