Agave nizandensis Double Stripe Tropical the tropical-looking deer-resistant clump is

the tropical-looking deer-resistant clump is topped with 3' tall spikes of pure white flowers (compared with the normal purple hood over each flower)

and named by us in 1997

evergreen leaves compose a slowly offsetting clump

Grade A egg-sized

Agave nizandensis Double Stripe Tropical the tropical-looking deer-resistant clump isAgave nizandensis 'Double Stripe' is a 2020 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of the endangered Oaxacan (Southern Mexico) native, shade loving, slope residing century plant. We first selected a seedling of the unarmed, squid like century plant that had a prominent gold center pattern, and then waited patiently for a streak to appear in a single leaf. Five years later, we were finally able to isolate the streak into variegated edges down both sides of