Agave lophahui Nutty Professor Brahea Fouqueria splendens is native throughout

Fouqueria splendens is native throughout the Chihuhuan and Sonoran Deserts from Texas through California

Plants from this population were very interesting because not only were they solitary from a species that normally clumps

we find it odd that it seems completely absent from the horticultural trade

The clumps are topped in May with 2' tall spikes of attractive

so you'll have to visit and pick yours up in person

Agave lophahui Nutty Professor Brahea Fouqueria splendens is native throughoutThis lovely century plant hybrid originally came to us, unnamed from a grower in San Diego. After growing it for several years outdoors, here in Zone 7b 8a, we're fairly confident that it's a hybrid of Agave lophantha and Agave ocahui. In the ground, it's survived 14 degrees F, so far, and has formed a 2' tall x 2. 5' wide specimen, composed of narrow green leaves, highlighted by a muted, central yellow stripe, that's brightest as the new growth