Manfreda virginica (Agave virginica), False Aloe Pending topped with lovely raspberry pink

topped with lovely raspberry pink flowers

Growth habit: 5–10’ tall

but the foliage is sometimes eaten by browsing animals such as rabbits and white-tailed deer

Queen's Delight's odd common name is often ascribed to it's value in herbal medicine

Manfreda virginica (Agave virginica), False Aloe Pending topped with lovely raspberry pinkManfreda virginica (Agave virginica) False Aloe This easy to grow, drought tolerant rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, makes a flat rosette of fleshy green leaves, often spotted liver purple. In midsummer, Manfreda virginica rosettes are topped with 6' tall flower spikes, ending in a floral cluster of amazing, tubular purple flowers with huge yellow anthers (related to tuberose). These are especially loved by hummingbirds. The American Aloe is easily