Agave lophahui Nutty Professor Violet Flowering Plants Calopogon tuberosus 'Alba' can be

Calopogon tuberosus 'Alba' can be grown in containers whose feet are wet

flowering-sized plants from a population in Dorchester County

A 2014 Green Thumb Award winner from the Direct Gardening Association

Hailing from sub-alpine regions of the Western Himalayas that include Afghanistan

The symmetrical 20" wide clumps are topped with lavender flowers on 18" scapes in early summer

Agave lophahui Nutty Professor Violet Flowering Plants Calopogon tuberosus 'Alba' can beThis lovely century plant hybrid originally came to us, unnamed from a grower in San Diego. After growing it for several years outdoors, here in Zone 7b 8a, we're fairly confident that it's a hybrid of Agave lophantha and Agave ocahui. In the ground, it's survived 14 degrees F, so far, and has formed a 2' tall x 2. 5' wide specimen, composed of narrow green leaves, highlighted by a muted, central yellow stripe, that's brightest as the new growth