Agave asperrima Echinacea 000' elevation on Ulleung Island

000' elevation on Ulleung Island

The small spines are composed of a highly-advanced hard rubber product

Dryopteris goldieana makes a spectacular clump

a real hummingbird treat

occasionally passed around between Gulf Coast gardening friends as Lycoris x elsiae

Agave asperrima Echinacea 000' elevation on Ulleung Island(aka: Agave scabra) Agave asperrima hails from Southwestern Texas into Northern Mexico, where it grows from 1,500' 6,000' elevation. The highland forms are winter hardy for us, while the lowland collections are not. When one of the winter hardy forms flowered at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, we were able to grow out seedlings to offer. The 3' long, thick, silver blue leaves are sandpapery on both the front and back, leading us to believe this