Agave romanii Shadow Dancer Chelone This amorphophallus cousin from the

This amorphophallus cousin from the Mediterranean is equally as bizarre but much more winter hardy

except that it emerges with brilliant gold foliage in the spring

and topped with lovely purple flowers in late winter and early spring

moist but well-drained soils

the clump is topped with multiple-branched

Agave romanii Shadow Dancer Chelone This amorphophallus cousin from theAgave x romanii started its life thanks to Belgian agave collector Jos de Vleeshouder, who created this hybrid of Agave filifera and Agave mitis var. albidior. Agave x romanii 'Shadow Dancer' is a dwarf variegated sport from the aforementioned cross. For us, Agave 'Shadow Dancer' makes a 1' tall x 2' wide clump of deeply channeled, parchment colored leaves, bordered by pale green edges and aging to entirely parchment truly unique. Agave 'Shadow