Agave sisalana Marguerita Madness Selaginella Agave 'Sharkskin Shoes' is easy

Agave 'Sharkskin Shoes' is easy to grow but very slow to reach mature size as evidenced by our 6-year-old plants which are only 18" tall x 2' wide

expect it to reach 7' tall

Hummingbirds and other pollinators will visit the flowers

and well drained soils are the keys to success

The low mounding 8" tall x 4' wide (10 years) semi-evergreen mats consist of arching

Agave sisalana Marguerita Madness Selaginella Agave 'Sharkskin Shoes' is easyAgave sisalana 'Marguerita Madness' is a lovely variegated form of the famed sisal century plant long used for fiber production in southern Mexico. Agave 'Marguerita Madness' produces 5' long, narrow, sword like leaves of blue green with a nice white border. Our original plants came from plantsman Barry Yinger, who brought them from Japan as Agave tequilana.