Agave sp Azul Monterrey Ammocharis I first saw this agave

I first saw this agave when visiting the late Gary Hammer's California nursery

adorned throughout the summer with an amazing number of drooping inflorescences of medium purple

Each frond also ends in a cute little petticoat

very hairy flowers with lovely interior reticulate venation of purple against a creamy background

Agave sp Azul Monterrey Ammocharis I first saw this agaveAgave sp. 'Azul Monterrey' has been touted as a possible new century plant species, but our theory is that it constitutes a naturally occurring hybrid swarm between Agave ovatifolia, Agave asperrima, and Agave montana. This high elevation population was discovered in the Monterrey area of northern Mexico, where it grows on karst limestone mountains, in an open pine oak forest. In our early trials, Agave ovatifolia and Agave asperrima genes appear the