Agave nigra Sharkskin Shoes Summer Flowering Plants is actually from Sichuan

is actually from Sichuan

Even with the amazingly wide borders

and other mundane chores

lying flat against the soil

Agave nigra Sharkskin Shoes Summer Flowering Plants is actually from SichuanWe've long had a love affair with this elegant naturally occurring Mexican hybrid (Agave nickelsiae x Agave asperrima). This selection comes to us from the wonderful Ruth Bancroft Garden in California. The rigidly upright, triangular olive green leaves with a blue cast are thicker than an offensive lineman's neck and have the feel of sharkskin. Agave 'Sharkskin Shoes' forms a stunningly architectural clump, eventually to 3' tall x 4' wide. Agave