Agave colorata Misashibo Oreocharis The 32" tall stalks of

The 32" tall stalks of Hemerocallis 'Black Eyed Susan' are topped with 5" wide

as well as summer flowering when many spring perennials have finished flowering or gone dormant

burgundy-red flowers

it is essential to keep the plants dry when temperatures drop below 20 degrees F

composed of red-lavender lipstick-like flowers

Agave colorata Misashibo Oreocharis The 32" tall stalks ofAgave colorata hails from Northwestern Sonora, Mexico, where it is quite rare among the rocky coastal foothills possibly due to overharvesting by the precolonial Indian tribes who used it as a sweetener. Agave colorata is highly valued ornamentally, due to its amazing horizontal leaf banding and its scarcity due to its typical solitary growth habit (rare to offset). Agave 'Misashibo' is an even rarer Japanese selection with leaves that emerge blue,