Agave isthmensis Ohi Raijin Fukurin Nishiki Wet Shade Plants full sun in moist

full sun in moist

This selection of Iris prismatica

As the plants age

The clump is adorned sporadically through the summer with 2' tall stalks of large fragrant white flowers with each petal highlighted by a central burgundy stripe

Agave isthmensis Ohi Raijin Fukurin Nishiki Wet Shade Plants full sun in moistAgave isthmensis 'Ohi Raijin Fukurin Nishiki' is a white edged form of the dwarf butterfly agave which can only be found along the Mexican coast of Oaxaca near the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (hence the species name). For us, the individual rosettes never exceed 6" tall x 6" wide. The offsets come from the trunk and not from underground runners like many other agave species. The white leaf edge is strongest on the more mature leaves. Because of its small