Agave gypsophila ssp pablocarrilloi Sisyrinchium I can think of no

I can think of no better way to start

Its drought-tolerance

The flowers don't fall over in the rain like some herbaceous peonies

The lower foliage may brown out by summer's end

Once these are sold out they will not be available again for many years

Agave gypsophila ssp pablocarrilloi Sisyrinchium I can think of noI couldn't believe this was really an agave when I first saw an image taken at a garden in Thailand. The grey blue heavily ripped leaves and small closely set teeth make this stunning 2' tall x 3' wide conversation piece look more like a cross of an agave and a bromeliad. Hailing from calcarous soils including pure gypsum in southern Mexico, A. gypsophila ssp. pablocarrilloi is easy to grow, but is best treated as a tropical houseplant in cold