Agave protamericana Silver Surfer Kniphofia it should be a maintenance

it should be a maintenance free perennial

Individual cultivars are often in bloom for many weeks or even months

where it makes a very attractive deer-resistant patch (5' wide in 5 years) of thick

The 2' wide mound of narrow

Originally brought into the US by California sea captain Commander Bauman

Agave protamericana Silver Surfer Kniphofia it should be a maintenanceAgave 'Silver Surfer' is a 2007 Plant Delights JLBG introduction that we made from seedling of a 1992 Yucca Do seed collecting expedition (YD 45 83) at 5,200' in Palmillo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, where Agave americana ssp. protamericana intergrades with Agave asperrima. Agave 'Silver Surfer' has since formed a 6' tall x 10' wide clump of stiff, outfacing, silvery blue leaves. This slow offsetting agave is a favorite of garden visitors, but it's been five