Agave xylonacantha Frostbite Plants from China I first saw this delightful

I first saw this delightful crested form of the easy-to-grow Pteris cretica in 2006 at Harriet and Wade Mahlke's Alabama garden

thick-leaf fern forming an 18" tall x 30" wide deer-resistant perennial and you've got an acanthus

who grew these from seed from a Nebraska population

squatty head

central blotch

Agave xylonacantha Frostbite Plants from China I first saw this delightfulThis non offsetting Agave xylonacantha 'Frostbite' is one of the most unique and beautiful agaves in our collection. This 30" wide selection of Agave xylonacantha (xylonacantha means "wood teeth spines") is composed of 18" long x 1" wide leaves which form a symmetrical clump. Each leaf of Agave 'Frostbite' has a medium green central stripe, bordered by a wide creamy yellow edge that ages to white. The unusual snaggle tooth spine pattern on the leaf