Agave nigra Sharkskin Shoes Bulgaria boasts fairly short (for a

boasts fairly short (for a crinum lily)

on what is almost certainly a sterile hybrid

planted in 1994

but the border eventually widens

Agave nigra Sharkskin Shoes Bulgaria boasts fairly short (for aWe'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