Sarcococca confusa Western Hills Synandrospadix Agave ovatifolia looks like an

Agave ovatifolia looks like an Agave parryi on steroids

With great age

with stalks of stunning cherry-red flowers

they are quite small and do not compete well with larger more aggressive neighbors

this one from the Texas gravesite of Henry Duelberg

Sarcococca confusa Western Hills Synandrospadix Agave ovatifolia looks like anSarcococca 'Western Hills' is an introduction from California's legendary Western Hills nursery. Although it is usually listed as a form of Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna, it's actually a hybrid with that species and turns out to be the first known red fruited form of Sarcococca x confusa. Sarcococca 'Western Hills' forms a poets laurel like, non suckering evergreen clump to 2' tall x 3' wide. The upright stems are clothed with small, narrow green