Blephilia ciliata Englerarum (aka: Agave KJS306) Agave x

(aka: Agave KJS306) Agave x parryantha 'Mazatzal' is a rare offering of seed grown plants from a population of natural Agave parryi x Agave chrysantha hybrids in Arizona's Mazatzal Mountains

we thought we'd better get the hell out of there

the clumps are topped with 6" spikes of tiny white buds that open as grey-green flowers

makes a compact 6' tall upright deer-resistant hummingbird friendly bush

As the deer-resistant clumps age

Blephilia ciliata Englerarum (aka: Agave KJS306) Agave xBlephilia ciliata is a little known clumping mint cousin, native from Vermont south to Georgia and west to Texas, where it occurs in open woods and meadows. In form, Blephilia ciliata is a woodland version of bee balm without the pesky spreading tendency. Downy wood mint forms a 1. 5' tall x 1. 5' wide clump of upright hairy stems, topped, starting for us in mid May with whorls of lavender flowers. Like its cousin, bee balm, Blephilia ciliata is a