Agave gracilipes Beschorneria this seedling boasts brilliant gold

this seedling boasts brilliant gold foliage that holds beautifully even in our hot

Because it is seed sterile

deliciously-fragrant

but the most prominent will be small flies

emerging from a slowly spreading rhizome

Agave gracilipes Beschorneria this seedling boasts brilliant goldIt 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