Agave Species, Smooth Agave, Dwarf Century Plant

Agave desmettiana var. ‘marginata’ is one of only a dozen or so Agave sp. that will perform well in Ft Lauderdale, FL’s subtropical...Read More / tropical 10b climate, and is one of the most attractive Agave species, as well as of a manageable size for landscaping, which can be grown here.

I love this plant! As a dwarf agave it only gets to be a few feet tall. I have them growing in full Texas sun and some in partial sun. I ...Read Morehave tried some in shade, but they did not grow. They put off a few pups for me through the years, but now that a couple have bloomed and the pups are growing on the flower stalk I have more pups than I need! The bees LOVED the flowers on this plant and enjoyed them for well over a month. The plants that I have in full sun have been growing for 7 years and have just bloomed and sprouted pups, so they will be dying soon. But, I have read that this agave can live for up to 10 years.

Grown in full sun in Southern California. Watered by rain only, once established, for over 8 years. Many rhizones close to plant.

Nice looking agave though the variegated form is by far the most common in cultivation. It is 'almost' user-friendly' having very little...Read More if any spines long the leaves. There still is that nasty terminal spine, though. This form has bright to pale green leaves that tend to burn in full sun. One of the agaves that seems to almost prefer shade. These are profusely suckering plants and quickly form thick thickets. Fortunately they don't send their suckers very far.