Agave lophahui Nutty Professor Brahea Each 2' wide clump resembles

Each 2' wide clump resembles an upside-down dish of 3-day-old blue spaghetti after rigor mortis has set in

Fouqueria splendens is native throughout the Chihuhuan and Sonoran Deserts from Texas through California

we find it odd that it seems completely absent from the horticultural trade

blue-green pointed leaves and topped in late spring with 2' tall stalks of lavender hummingbird flowers

The clumps are topped in May with 2' tall spikes of attractive

Agave lophahui Nutty Professor Brahea Each 2' wide clump resemblesThis lovely century plant hybrid originally came to us, unnamed from a grower in San Diego. After growing it for several years outdoors, here in Zone 7b 8a, we're fairly confident that it's a hybrid of Agave lophantha and Agave ocahui. In the ground, it's survived 14 degrees F, so far, and has formed a 2' tall x 2. 5' wide specimen, composed of narrow green leaves, highlighted by a muted, central yellow stripe, that's brightest as the new growth