Agave Desert Love South Africa as Ed used to say

as Ed used to say

fastest in cool summer climates

Although it is similar to many of the hard to grow high Himalayan species

the wax fades in the heat of summer leaving the leaves green

and one of the best sports to be discovered from Hosta 'Halcyon'

Agave Desert Love South Africa as Ed used to sayWe grew this seed batch of Agave ovatifolia and it was soon obvious there had been some romantic hanky panky in the high desert mountains of Northern Mexico where these originated. The resulting offspring from the tryst appear to be hybrids of Agave ovatifolia with the lovely Agave parrasana and possibly Agave asperrima (scabra). The foliage of Agave 'Desert Love' ranges from wide to narrow with an assortment of recurved leaf tips, spine patterns, but