Agave gypsophila ssp pablocarrilloi Pellaea with 42" stalks of flowers

with 42" stalks of flowers

(aka: Agave potatorum 'Variegata') This exotic variegated century plant is probably a seedling from Agave 'Kissho Kan'

even before it's topped with 4

Although these Sabal minors are much slower-growing

Agave gypsophila ssp pablocarrilloi Pellaea with 42" stalks of flowersI couldn't believe this was really an agave when I first saw an image taken at a garden in Thailand. The grey blue heavily ripped leaves and small closely set teeth make this stunning 2' tall x 3' wide conversation piece look more like a cross of an agave and a bromeliad. Hailing from calcarous soils including pure gypsum in southern Mexico, A. gypsophila ssp. pablocarrilloi is easy to grow, but is best treated as a tropical houseplant in cold