Agave murpheyi Engard Heliconia green leaves and topped in

green leaves and topped in June (NC) with 42" tall

The 1' tall clumps are topped with lovely raspberry pouch and sepals

hailing from the Kyushu region of southern Japan

in 2003 by former PDN Research Manager

'Dark Star' took top honors at the 1995 National Hosta Convention and sold at auction that year for $525

Agave murpheyi Engard Heliconia green leaves and topped in(aka: Agave HBG 34167) Agave murpheyi 'Engard' is a rarely available, slow growing form of the sterile pre Columbian hybrid century plant (Agave palmeri x Agave vivipara), selected in the wilds of Arizona in 1974 by the late director of Arizona's Desert Botanical Garden, Rodney Engard. It was later introduced to cultivation in 2004 by California's Huntington Botanic Garden' International Succulent Introduction program. Agave 'Engard' forms an 2' tall