Agave striata var striata Speirantha One of those seedlings began

One of those seedlings began flowering at just over 1' tall

The extraordinarily hairy (more so than some of the '80s rock bands) green leaves make an elegant evergreen clump

When the new growth of Athyrium otophorum emerges

Cut last year's stems to the ground before new growth starts in spring

Agave striata var striata Speirantha One of those seedlings beganAgave striata var. striata is an easy to grow century plant that resembles a well fed porcupine quite different from the wider leaf century plant species. Hailing from the Sierra Madre Orientale mountain range in northeast Mexico, Agave striata has good winter hardiness and has been fine at 0 degrees F in our garden. Agave striata var. striata is also one of only two century plant species that doesn't die after flowering, which is handy, since it's