Agave isthmensis Becky Ligustrum sort of like a pettable

sort of like a pettable green porcupine

this has been through 7 degrees F with no adverse effects

China and not Japan

discovered by French plant explorer Pere Farges in the early 1900s

Agave isthmensis Becky Ligustrum sort of like a pettableAgave 'Becky' is a selection of the Mexican Agave potatorum that forms an architectural small, slow growing clump to 1' tall x 18" wide. The short leaves are edged in glaucous green with a lovely creamy chartreuse center that brightens in the sun. The terminal spines emerge orange, then change to cinnamon, before aging brown a truly delightful container specimen where it isn't winter hardy. This is a much different plant than the center variegated