Agave Americana Marginata | Variegated Century Plant

Agave americana var. marginata is an old cultivar of Agave americana and has beautiful yellow variegation on the outside margins of its leaves. Individuals can grow to about ten feet in diameter with some some of the outer leaves bending downward giving the plant an overall “relaxed” appearance.

Variegated leaves are green/blue/gray with yellow margins. Lower leaves recurve giving the plant a more relaxed appearance. Leaves have spines on their margins and a long spine at the leaf end. Care must be taken to locate this plant away from foot traffic. When a plant blooms, it sends up a single erect flower stalk from the center of the leave rosette; this spike can reach 40 feet tall. The flower stalk resembles a narrow telephone pole with horizontal branches that hold the flowers spreading out at the top. 3-4 inch greenish-yellow flowers bloom sequentially in panicles at the branch ends. The plant is deer and rodent resistant. The plant’s sap can irritate skin – so do not trim with a chainsaw. It grows faster in summer with some additional irrigation.

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