Agave xylonacantha - 4in collector sometimes developing a rose color

sometimes developing a rose color on the tips

Drawing pollinators from near and far

While mature plants may lack the violet color of Aloe rubroviolacea

taking about a decade to reach flowering height

Agave xylonacantha - 4in collector sometimes developing a rose colorIn a nod to one of Agave xylonocantha's most striking features it used to be named after the teeth of the Great White Shark! This Agave is also unique in that it forms relatively few of it's convoluted, sword shaped leaves when compared to other agaves. It produces a basal rosette of up to 6 ft in diameter and 3 to 4 ft in height. Monocarpic flowering stalks can reach a height of 11 feet. It is a close relative of Agave lophantha. Also known as the