Agave yavapaiensis Verde Valley Nepeta Arum pictum is from the
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Arum pictum is from the Mediterranean islands and is the only Arum species to flower in the fall
nearly black foliage that ages to green as the weather warms
this species can either grow in loose organic soil or as an epiphyte
so can form nice sized colonies
quite different from most other crinum lilies
Agave yavapaiensis Verde Valley Nepeta Arum pictum is from theAgave x yavapaiensis 'Verde Valley' is a recently named (2013) century plant from central Arizona, which represents a population that has speciated after the Pre Columbian people brought their tribal agaves from Mexico to the US, where they hybridized with the native Agave chrysantha. Agave x yavapaiensis matures into 2' tall x 3' wide, glaucous blue, rarely offsetting clumps. There are only a small number of populations, and these ancient hybrids