Agave Desert Diamond PP 26384 Shrubs and Conifers glossy leaves

glossy leaves

where the plant was first discovered

All of the Agave x pseudoferox (x protamericana x gentryi) in this population were blue except this clone

the flowers face outward and are less damaged by severe freezes than Helleborus x hybridus

but never invasive

Agave Desert Diamond PP 26384 Shrubs and Conifers glossy leavesAgave 'Desert Diamond' is a 2013 Hans Hansen Walters Gardens century plant introduction a wide edged sport of Agave 'Kissho Kan'. Compared to its parent, Agave 'Desert Diamond' is slightly slower growing due to the extra white in the leaf, but will eventually make a 15" tall x 18" wide, sparsely offsetting variegated rosette. Agave 'Desert Diamond' is a stunning century plant, especially in a container for the summer patio.