Agave lophahui Nutty Professor Brahea we find it odd that

we find it odd that it seems completely absent from the horticultural trade

blue-green pointed leaves and topped in late spring with 2' tall stalks of lavender hummingbird flowers

This stunning release from the late Ed Elslager makes a 3' wide

the pink and blue flowered Lycoris sprengeri and the bright orange flowered Lycoris sanguinea

The clumps are topped in May with 2' tall spikes of attractive

Agave lophahui Nutty Professor Brahea we find it odd thatThis 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