I can't worry about this too much, the fact that the agave appears to be dead (the leaves are white and floppy at the base). It didn't appreciate having had snow heaped on top of it for several days. I've known this about agaves, but temporarily forgot. When I came out of my amnesia, I'd had enough sense to carefully remove about six inches of snow from the top. The crown did not care for the snow that remained there for several more days, ending up ruined. Good thing the plant had sprouted several pups last summer.
