Agave protamericana Silver Surfer Ornamental Seed or Fruit Anisacanthus is a tidy upright

Anisacanthus is a tidy upright shrub

but it is also one of the most sun tolerant hostas

flowering is reduced

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

The 8" tall x 18" wide clump is composed of very thick

Agave protamericana Silver Surfer Ornamental Seed or Fruit Anisacanthus is a tidy uprightAgave 'Silver Surfer' is a 2007 Plant Delights JLBG introduction that we made from seedling of a 1992 Yucca Do seed collecting expedition (YD 45 83) at 5,200' in Palmillo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, where Agave americana ssp. protamericana intergrades with Agave asperrima. Agave 'Silver Surfer' has since formed a 6' tall x 10' wide clump of stiff, outfacing, silvery blue leaves. This slow offsetting agave is a favorite of garden visitors, but it's been five