Agave 'Shaka Zulu' Flowering humid tropical forest

humid tropical forest

Growth habit: Tuberous

most beautiful little tubers you can grow in a gritty pot or at the front of a warm border

Water: Submerge the plant in rainwater or spring water for 20–30 minutes every one to two weeks

Agave 'Shaka Zulu' Flowering humid tropical forestAgave 'Shaka Zulu' is a show stopping architectural succulent and one of the most cold hardy large agaves you can grow outdoors in Britain. Bred from the famously tough Agave ovatifolia (the Whale's Tongue agave), it forms a beautifully symmetrical rosette of broad, cupped leaves in a soft powder blue that holds its colour right through the year. It is a true centrepiece plant, equally at home in a contemporary gravel garden, a Mediterranean style