Agave parryi J C Raulston Leonotis bell-shaped flowers in mid-spring

bell-shaped flowers in mid-spring

heart-shaped leaves emerge dull green and soon change to a nice chartreuse gold

the resulting 3' tall x 3' wide specimen is truly amazing

The common name of silver glade fern comes from the color of the leaf underside

rounded leaves and a distinctive creamy border

Agave parryi J C Raulston Leonotis bell-shaped flowers in mid-springWe've grown Agave parryi from all along its native range, but the best clone is still the one growing at the JC Raulston Arboretum in NC. We tracked this clone back to a plant that originated from J. C.'s 1979 trip to California's Strybing Arboretum. Strybing obtained their plant from California professor Jack Napton in 1971. This special clone forms large symmetrical 2' tall x 3' wide rosettes that seem particularly well adapted to winters in wet,