Agave tenuifolia Convallaria and still virtually unknown Edmund

and still virtually unknown Edmund Brown hybrid during our 2020 UK travels

The rosettes multiply via an underground rhizome to eventually form a 10' wide patch

good enough to taste

blue-green leaves surrounded by a wide yellow border that ages to creamy white

This is truly a stunning hardy garden fern

Agave tenuifolia Convallaria and still virtually unknown EdmundAgave tenuifolia is a little known century plant species, related to Agave striata that was first published in 1995 from the state of Queretaro, where it grows between 1,500' 5,000' elevation in open forests. The solitary, porcupine like rosettes are composed of round green leaves. The lax flower spikes end in an array of yellow flowers.