Acanthus mollis Reut Israel Dyckia As soon as one stalk

As soon as one stalk finishes flowering

This new introduction is a sport of Bill Zumbar's highly prized H

It's only thanks to the persistence of the tissue culture labs that these are available at all

on Hong Kong's Lantau Island

We're now convinced that these are crosses of Agave ovatifolia and Agave gentryi

Acanthus mollis Reut Israel Dyckia As soon as one stalkIn 2011, while Israeli nurseryman Moti Kopilovitch was visiting and discussing our acanthus selections, we explained that most of the Acanthus mollis we tried did not survive our hot, humid summers. Moti was kind enough to share seed of a form of bear's breech that thrives in Israel's hot climate (Zone 10 11), and it became a 2012 Plant Delights JLBG introduction. Acanthus mollis makes a 2' tall x 3' wide clump of broad, glossy green, deeply indented