Agave romanii Shadow Dancer Chelone a monstrous and vigorous lily-of-the-Nile

a monstrous and vigorous lily-of-the-Nile that makes a large clump of green strap-like leaves

but after the 8' tall flower stalks of hummingbird-favorite flowers finish in midsummer

The evergreen foliage (Zone 7 and south) is topped in early spring by medium-sized

the clump is topped with multiple-branched

moist but well-drained soils

Agave romanii Shadow Dancer Chelone a monstrous and vigorous lily-of-the-NileAgave x romanii started its life thanks to Belgian agave collector Jos de Vleeshouder, who created this hybrid of Agave filifera and Agave mitis var. albidior. Agave x romanii 'Shadow Dancer' is a dwarf variegated sport from the aforementioned cross. For us, Agave 'Shadow Dancer' makes a 1' tall x 2' wide clump of deeply channeled, parchment colored leaves, bordered by pale green edges and aging to entirely parchment truly unique. Agave 'Shadow