Agave protifolia Emerald Giants Cryptomeria While other gauras have slowed

While other gauras have slowed here by October

so keep this one out of the dense shade

it was not the Gladiolus dalenii often found in southern gardens

eventually making a dense evergreen deer-resistant groundcover to 3" tall x 3' wide in 10 years

Agave protifolia Emerald Giants Cryptomeria While other gauras have slowedAgave x protifolia 'Emerald Giants' is our 2020 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of an amazing hybrid, created by our former adjunct researcher and agave specialist Mike Papay, who crossed Agave ovatifolia x Agave x protamericana 'Saltillo'. The largest of our seedlings, which has been in the ground since August 2018 is already 3' tall x 5' wide, so we expect these could easily reach 5' tall x 10' wide or larger. The leaves are very wide, glossy