Agave ovatifolia Awakening Angel Colored Foliage The rich violet evergreen foliage

The rich violet evergreen foliage is highlighted by black-purple veins

(aka: Hedychium x raffillii) Hedychium 'Raffillii' is simply amazing

concava whose growth turns black during the winter months

most prevalent after the new leaves emerge in late June

growing in the middle of the dirt road as we trekked through the Northern Argentina back country

Agave ovatifolia Awakening Angel Colored Foliage The rich violet evergreen foliageAgave 'Awakening Angel' is a 2024 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a Hans Hansen selection of Agave ovatifolia 'Frosty Blue'. The new growth of this oddity emerges in spring with white centered foliage, that ages to solid blue by the end of the summer. Because of this color change, Agave 'Awakening Angel' is as winter hardy as the species, compared to most variegated forms which lose their winter hardiness. So far, our plants have endured 11