Agave nizandensis Double Stripe Tropical At midsummer the clumps are

At midsummer the clumps are topped with stalks of lavender flowers

and named by us in 1997

we expect a 3' wide rosette of pencil lead-thin leaves

evergreen leaves compose a slowly offsetting clump

8"+ long flowers atop 5' tall purple scapes

Agave nizandensis Double Stripe Tropical At midsummer the clumps areAgave nizandensis 'Double Stripe' is a 2020 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of the endangered Oaxacan (Southern Mexico) native, shade loving, slope residing century plant. We first selected a seedling of the unarmed, squid like century plant that had a prominent gold center pattern, and then waited patiently for a streak to appear in a single leaf. Five years later, we were finally able to isolate the streak into variegated edges down both sides of