Agave Species, Century Plant, Ghiesbreghtii Agave, Green Agave, Maguey

This plant always flies solo until it reaches a certain age, when it begins offsetting profusely. All pup are basal, so the effect is a v...Read Moreery busy, very tight clump. This is a beautiful small Agave -- highly recommended.

Another extensively offsetting agaves that can end up being invasive in your garden (though sort of in slow motion... takes decades to ma...Read Moreke a small clump). This one is one of the more attractive invasive species, though. At least the offsets are close by and not ten feet or so away like in Agave angustifolia. The leaves have a lot of color in them from bright green to yellow (usually a hint of yellow stripe down the middle) and lined with an edging of brown. Makes a pretty, but nasty spiny hedge.