Agave obscura Gnome Gardens Imagine a crinum run over

Imagine a crinum run over by a steamroller and you have Ammocharis coranica

topped with clusters of flowers that emerge pure white with random streaks of red through the petals

humid summer climate

The bold green leaves are each bordered with a 1"+ bright creamy-yellow edge

Agave obscura Gnome Gardens Imagine a crinum run over(syn: A. polycantha var. jalapensis) This collection of the rare (or should I say obscure) North American native agave hails from the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz, where it can be found on rocky, granite basalt outcrops. This small 2' wide, rarely suckering, century plant forms a tight mound of green, small spined leaves, topped when mature with a dramatic 15' tall flower spike of dark red flowers.