Agave parryi ssp huachucensis Wakefield Acanthus held just above the foliage

held just above the foliage in summer

This winter-deciduous perennial is topped with terminal spikes of lavender-pink flowers from early summer until frost

We really like this variegated adult selection of the Algerian ivy cultivar Hedera 'Gloire de Marengo' from Richard Davis of the Ivy Farm

Indeed root-cuttings are a standard means of propagating

This Japanese oddity is exactly what people who like this kind of thing will like

Agave parryi ssp huachucensis Wakefield Acanthus held just above the foliageAgave parryi ssp. huachucensis 'Wakefield' is a seed strain from a population of huge plants from Cochise County, Arizona, just southeast from Tucson, where it grows at elevations above 5,000'. When mature the large blue rosettes should reach 2' tall x 4' wide.