Agave nigra Mustard Shark Osmunda semi-upright mound of narrow rippled

semi-upright mound of narrow rippled foliage

a truly spectacular species which deserves much wider use

the clumps are topped with 14" scapes of dark violet flowers

100' elevation in Taiwan's Hualien County

Comptonia peregrina spreads by short stolons

Agave nigra Mustard Shark Osmunda semi-upright mound of narrow rippledAgave 'Mustard Shark' is a 2019 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a plant we developed from Agave 'Sharkskin Shoes'. Agave 'Mustard Shark' has a wider golden edge than our earlier introduction, Agave 'Shark Bite', and because of the reduced chlorophyll, is a slower grower. Our oldest clumps are now 18" tall x 30" wide and quite elegant. Our offering represents nearly a decade of propagation time to build up enough to offer, so once these are gone,