Agave nizandensis Double Stripe Stokesia roadside ditches

roadside ditches

fragrant flowers that open white with central red stripes down the middle of each petal

hence the name

Clematis ochroleuca

Thanks to Jimmy Turner

Agave nizandensis Double Stripe Stokesia roadside ditchesAgave 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