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Agave isthmensis
Common Name: Dwarf Butterfly Agave Family: Asparagaceae (The Asparagus Family)

Notes:
Agave isthmensis is a small colony-forming species that hails from the isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico. It forms amazing, greyish blue rosettes of foliage with rippled edges that looks like molten wax.

Awards:
AGM

Geogrpahical Origin:
Americas - North America

Native Habitat:
Slopes and cliffs amongst grass and boulders.

Class	Evergreen	Primary Bloom Colour
Type	Perennial	Secondary Bloom Colour
Height	8-12"	Bloom Time	Summer
Spread	8-12"	Fragrance	No
Light Exposure	Loves Sun Sun Part Sun	Foliage Colour	Bluish Green
Soil Moisture	Dry Drought Tolerant	Stem Colour
Hardiness	9-11	Berries	No
BC Native	No

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