Agave nigra Sharkskin Shoes Miscanthus 8"+ long flowers atop 5'

8"+ long flowers atop 5' tall purple scapes

heavily quilted and puckered blue-green leaves

which are in turn topped with 2' tall spikes of near white flowers in midsummer

glaucous-green foliage

Like other orchids only the current years pseudobulb produces foliage

Agave nigra Sharkskin Shoes Miscanthus 8"+ long flowers atop 5'We've long had a love affair with this elegant naturally occurring Mexican hybrid (Agave nickelsiae x Agave asperrima). This selection comes to us from the wonderful Ruth Bancroft Garden in California. The rigidly upright, triangular olive green leaves with a blue cast are thicker than an offensive lineman's neck and have the feel of sharkskin. Agave 'Sharkskin Shoes' forms a stunningly architectural clump, eventually to 3' tall x 4' wide. Agave