Agave americana Mediopicta Alba China Calanthe tricarinata

Calanthe tricarinata

and a slightly nodding floral habit

when it is a magnet for butterflies

Native to the high mountains of Lesotho in southern Africa

muelleri is one of the few species that produces seed without meaningful sex

Agave americana Mediopicta Alba China Calanthe tricarinataThis beautiful but slowly offsetting selection of the Mexican Agave americana makes a 2' tall x 3' wide clump with each wide, blue leaf highlighted with a broadcentral stripe of white. Agave americana 'Mediopicta Alba' is often used as a specimen container plant by gardeners in colder zones. Because of the leaf layer arrangement, Agave americana 'Mediopicta Alba' is one of the few variegated agave that cannot be successfully tissue cultured.