Agave seemannii ssp. pygmaea VIPP 4-1-19 Named by Bill Baker

Named by Bill Baker

A form of the widely variable species from Brazil that has reddish-coppery leaves in a very leafy

with a wide creamy white stripe up the leaf margins

The inflorescence looks like that of a pineapple

Agave seemannii ssp. pygmaea VIPP 4-1-19 Named by Bill BakerThough described as a species it has been combined with seemanniana and reduced to a subspecies (Ullrich 1992). A fairly narrow endemic found only growing on limestone cliffs near Comitan, Chiapas, Mexico at about 3,000 feet of altitude. A miniature grower rarely exceeding 12 inches across in a leafy rosette. The leaves are constricted at the base and taper rather abruptly to a sharp, extended black terminal spine. The leaves are very thickly