Agave americana Mediopicta Aurea Mallows Discovered in the damp woods

Discovered in the damp woods in the wilds of Croatia

the fronds will produce new plantlets along the edges of the leaves

blue-green leaves with a wide

We thought this was a selection of Asparagus densiflorus

The foliage emerges in fall and remains until late spring

Agave americana Mediopicta Aurea Mallows Discovered in the damp woodsWe have been unable to determine the origin of Agave americana 'Aurea', which we have grown for nearly two decades. This smaller, but lovely form of the giant Agave americana has leaves which are mostly bright yellow, surrounded by a contrasting blue edge. In containers, we have never been able to get this century plant to grow larger than 1' tall x 2' wide. Because of the amount of pigment in the yellow leaves, we don't recommend more than a few