Agave striata var striata Texas Native Plants this is the fastest growing

this is the fastest growing

Arising from the base of the "bowl" is the fleshy pinkish-purple spadix (the phallic part) that rises like a volcano

since we imported it from South Africa in 1995

where it was collected by Czech plantsman

Agave striata var striata Texas Native Plants this is the fastest growingAgave 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