Agave "Sharkskin Shoes" - 2ga echinocactus thriving in arid environments and

thriving in arid environments and adding a distinctive silvery hue to gardens

bendable leaves

bondana from high-elevation granite outcrops in Zimbabwe

is a very ornamental small succulent originating from South Africa

with the latter predominating in cultivation

Agave "Sharkskin Shoes" - 2ga echinocactus thriving in arid environments andAgave Sharkskin Shoes is a medium sized hybrid agave from northern Mexico, selected from natural crosses involving Agave asperrima and the ferdinandi regis form of Agave victoriae reginae (now treated as Agave nickelsiae). It forms a compact rosette 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide, with thick triangular leaves that are dark gray green, rigid, and matte in texture, giving rise to the sharkskin comparison. The leaves are smooth margined but end in