Agave parryi ssp truncata Bed of Nails Caucasus Mountains though like many shade tolerant

though like many shade tolerant plants it will also thrive in full sun where it will grow stronger and bloom more

arrowhead-shaped leaves

So when dividing Calanthes

a former Ottoman (southern Black Sea) region which was dissolved nearly a century ago after a testy regional divorce

developing eventually into a 5' wide clump

Agave parryi ssp truncata Bed of Nails Caucasus Mountains though like many shade tolerantAgave parryi ssp. truncata 'Bed of Nails' is a Plant Delights introduction that's one of the oddest agaves we've grown. This curiosity is a severely mutated form of Agave parryi ssp. truncata that we discovered in a batch of tissue cultured plants. Each rosette has been miniaturized, and instead of offsetting underground, each rosette simply splits, forming a dense clump like Agave isthmensis. We have not found Agave parryi ssp. truncata 'Bed of