Agave difformis Azul Cycas hybridizer Hans Hansen introduces Helleborus

hybridizer Hans Hansen introduces Helleborus 'Maid of Honor'

patience is a real virtue

which yielded several other excellent clones

Seed set here on Trillium underwoodii is quite poor

Agave difformis Azul Cycas hybridizer Hans Hansen introduces HelleborusAgave difformis 'Azul' is a new, wild collection from Northeastern Mexico, with foliage that is much more glaucous blue than anything we've ever seen in this species, which makes us wonder if its not actually Agave albomarginata. The narrow upright foliage, edged in papery teeth, creates small clumps that spread to form a decent sized patch. We have yet to try these in the ground, so hardiness is in question, although other forms of Agave difformis