Agave desmettiana Variegata
Agavaceae
Cacti and succulents, Perennials
AGAVESculptural succulents with rosettes of fleshy leaves. Impressive, sometimes colorful, flower stalk emerges from the rosette’s center looking something like a giant asparagus; some kinds produce clusters of flowers on side branches, while others have flowers packed along the stalk. After flowering’ which may not occur for years’ the foliage clump dies, usually leaving behind suckers that make new plants.
These plants shrivel from serious drought but plump up again with watering or rainfall. Provide good drainage. Species listed here are native to Mexico, except as noted.
Agave desmettianaGrows 2–3 ft. high and wide, with gracefully arching blue-green to yellow-green leaves with few if any teeth.
VariegataLeaves edged in bright yellow.
Agave desmettiana Variegata
Leaves edged in bright yellow.
Agave desmettiana
Grows 2–3 ft. high and wide, with gracefully arching blue-green to yellow-green leaves with few ...
Anisacanthus thurberi
Native to Northern Mexico and the canyons and washes of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and New Mexico. ...
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