Agave schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi' Bold Textures & Hardy Tropicals but temperatures in the low

but temperatures in the low to mid-20's will "deciduify" it quickly

Frost hardy in USDA zone 8

Oleaceae

this Terra Nova introduction from the days of yore proves a cheerful garden component

Agave schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi' Bold Textures & Hardy Tropicals but temperatures in the lowThe cultivar name (NOT translated as "Honey, I shrunk the kids") refers to the silky threads or filifers that decorate these rosette forming agaves. They are solitary plants, to 18" tall and wide, with the dark green leaves, strikingly variegated with creamy margins, the quite symmetric filifers adding to the show. The species, from the high country of Mexico's Durango State, shows a decent tolerance for moisture and frost in USDA zone 8. But