Agave colorata Misashibo Olea rock-based

rock-based

we found them to be earlier flowering

This seed strain of the winter hardy Cyclamen hederifolium has lovely pewter colored leaves

which emerge pink in spring

The 2' tall clumps are composed of narrow blue-green foliage

Agave colorata Misashibo Olea rock-basedAgave colorata hails from Northwestern Sonora, Mexico, where it is quite rare among the rocky coastal foothills possibly due to overharvesting by the precolonial Indian tribes who used it as a sweetener. Agave colorata is highly valued ornamentally, due to its amazing horizontal leaf banding and its scarcity due to its typical solitary growth habit (rare to offset). Agave 'Misashibo' is an even rarer Japanese selection with leaves that emerge blue,