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Agave 'Sharkskin Shoes'
Agave
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BROADLEAF EVERGREEN SHRUBSAgave 'Sharkskin Shoes' - A perfect pair of sharkskin shoes to satisfy the secret Imelda Marcos living within many of us! This is a very smooth gray-blue selection of agave with relatively narrow upturned thick and fibrous blades forming a neat rosette. The epidermis, if you will, is reminiscent of shark skin. Good name. Great sunny conservatory plant where it cannot be grown outdoors. How I would love these to grace our stone garden - a touch of Arizona in Connecticut looking spectacular the year round. Draining soil with some fertility and added lime in plenty of sun. Keep it drier in winter. For gardeners towards the northern end of its range spring planting is advised. Pot grown offset.
More About Agave 'Sharkskin Shoes'
- Fantastic Architectural Garden Element
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Characteristics and Attributes for Agave 'Sharkskin Shoes'
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Four Seasons
Light
- Full Sun
Attributes
- Rock Garden
- Border
- Specimen
- Accent
- Bank
- Container
- Conservatory
- Drought Tolerant
- Edging
- Foundation
- Evergreen
- Potted Plant
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Medium
Soil
- Calcareous
- Average
- Scrabbled
- Draining
- Sandy
Origins
- Garden Origin