Agave parryi J C Raulston Leonotis each topped with a 1'

each topped with a 1' long head of orange flowers in mid-July (NC)

and the dramatic black-striped flower was held just above the foliage

Herbertia lahue forms a miniature clump of narrow foliage to only 2" tall

rounded leaves and a distinctive creamy border

but there are a few populations where the foliage tends toward blue

Agave parryi J C Raulston Leonotis each topped with a 1'We've grown Agave parryi from all along its native range, but the best clone is still the one growing at the JC Raulston Arboretum in NC. We tracked this clone back to a plant that originated from J. C.'s 1979 trip to California's Strybing Arboretum. Strybing obtained their plant from California professor Jack Napton in 1971. This special clone forms large symmetrical 2' tall x 3' wide rosettes that seem particularly well adapted to winters in wet,