Mangave Desert Dragon PP 31311 Aristolochia I recall first seeing this

I recall first seeing this plant in the wild in Korea and thinking that it looked just like a liriope

and is known in Japan as Udo

Other than cleaning up the old foliage after the plant goes dormant in fall

spiny leaves (like the similar Epimedium ilicifolium) are quite narrow

(aka: Hedychium sp

Mangave Desert Dragon PP 31311 Aristolochia I recall first seeing thisxMangave 'Desert Dragon' is the latest Walters Gardens creation that combines the genes of an astounding four agave species, Agave geminiflora, macroacantha, gypsophila ssp. pablocarrilloi, and attenuata, with the red spotting from a willing manfreda. The result is a 5" tall x 19" wide xmangave that looks like a drug induced hallucination of a giant spider. The thick, grey green "legs" are heavily patterned with giant liver colored spots.