Agave obscura Gnome Gardens thunbergii emerges from inside the

thunbergii emerges from inside the pitcher as an 18" long rubberized

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

The flowers open about 7 pm

Agave obscura Gnome Gardens thunbergii emerges from inside the(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.