Agave desmettiana Desert Sunset Ammocharis The result is a vigorous

The result is a vigorous hybrid which

xMangave 'Cappuccino' forms a 1' tall x 2' wide rosette of glaucous leaves heavily spotted purple

Very low maintenance perennial

but this is obviously another case of a colorblind plant breeder

well-drained soils are also very important

Agave desmettiana Desert Sunset Ammocharis The result is a vigorousThe year was 2008 I was walking through the Home Depot parking lot in Phoenix, Arizona, gazing at the median strip plantings of yellow edged Agave desmettiana, when I spied one plant that stood out from the others. The mutated plant had much wider than normal golden yellow margins surrounding each soft, fleshy green leaf. I returned home with a pup which produced a slowly offsetting specimen to 3' tall x 3' wide that we are pleased to finally