Agave Species, Yellow-striped Agave, Yellow-striped Century Plant, Maguey

We have this agave growing in an elevated bed in light shade. It offsets regularly enough that we have had plenty to share with fellow ga...Read Morerdeners and allow for replacement of the mother plant when it finally blooms. It's weathered our Austin winters well, but sustained some damage when our temperature dropped to 14 overnight in Jan, 2010. Our winters have been in the 9a-9b range for over 10 years so the garden has suffered this year. However this Agave is one that has done well in spite of the record cold this year.

I had one of these 10 years ago. Friend of mine was getting rid of it so I took it and put it in ground thinking it will die. It did grea...Read Moret, I trimmed the bottom leaves as needed, about year later it grew this blooming looong trunk in middle. It took several weeks to reach as high as telephone pole was and had mild scent to it. Blooms were in peachy-pink color and turned in seeds that went everywhere. I had another little one pop out in yard last year. I will let it grow .
The tall bloom stalk started to lean because it was very heavy, I had the tie it and pull to keep it up right-that was very hard.It too few weeks to go through the whole proces. By that time the whole plant was dying. I cut the stalk off after it got uggly and seeds were falling down. The plant died off too.
I found out later that after the bloom the plant dies.
It was beautifull to watch it go up and bloom. If it is really truth that it blooms once in 100 years, I feel lucky to see that.

Pale blue-green plant with faint streaks, or striations, of yellow in leaves. Otherwise probably the same as the regular form, but no in...Read Moreformation on eventual adult size or hardiness.