Agave protamericana Lemon Lime Echinacea The attractive flowers in spring

The attractive flowers in spring are a lovely bonus

perfect for the rock garden

then with blue fruit that persists into winter

Each tuber will produce up to eight

The leaves are borne at the top of the 30" tall stem (purple and green snake-skin pattern) and serve as a nice foil to the erect pitcher that perches atop the stem

Agave protamericana Lemon Lime Echinacea The attractive flowers in springThis gem had been floating around California as an Agave americana without a valid cultivar name when it was christened Agave 'Lemon Lime' by agave expert Brian Kemble. In fact, it seems to be a form of Agave x protamericana from the Mexican population where Agave americana intergrades with Agave asperrima (scabra) hence, the rough leaf back. Agave 'Lemon Lime' makes a stunning 4' tall x 4' wide clump of very wide blue leaves, each highlighted with a