Agave desmetiana’Variegata '
Agave desmetiana’Golden Moments',Agave desmetiana’El Miradores Gold',Agave desmetiana’Marginata '
Family : AsparagaceaeSubfamily : AgavoideaeGenus : Agave
Private collection, Mililani, Hawaii, United States. Photo by Gilly Jackson. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Agave desmetiana’Variegata ' is a cultivar ofAgave desmetianawith variegated leafage .
Agave desmetiana’Variegata ' , also love in Australia asAgave desmetiana’El Miradores Gold ' , is an attractive succulent that forms urn - shapedrosettesof bright dark-green leaves with yellow edges . The rosettes can grow up to 4 feet ( 1.2 m ) in diam . The leaves are fleshy , rigid , and commonly recurved , with unruffled margin . They terminate in a sharp , reddish - brown spine and can measure up to 3 feet ( 90 cm ) long and 4 inches ( 10 cm ) widely .
The pallid yellow flowers appear in concluding clustering on side outgrowth at the top of a striking stalk that arise from the center of the rosette , usually from leap to early summer . The flower stalk can attain 10 understructure ( 3 yard ) in height . The russet scab cash in one’s chips after flower but produces manyoffsetsat the understructure andbulbilson the flower stalk .
Private collection, Pikeville, North Carolina, United States. Photo by Barry Hamilton. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
A similar plant toAgave desmetiana’Variegata ' is distributed in Australia asAgave desmetiana’Golden Moments ' .
Inner Light : Like allAgaves , this industrial plant ask full Dominicus to fond shade . If growingA. desmetiana’Variegata ' indoors , choose a vivid , sunny window with as much Lord’s Day as possible . From spring to fall , it loves going outside .
Soil : A. desmetiana’Variegata ' will tolerate most soilswithgood drainagebut prefer sandy or rocky dirt .
Buds and flowers. Private collection, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Photo by Noelene Tomlinson. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Temperature : During the grow time of year , this succulent like warm temperature , while in winter , when resting , it savour cool temperature . A. desmetiana’Variegata ' can withstand temperatures as low as 20 ° F ( -6.7 ° century ) . It is inUSDA Plant Hardiness Zones9a to 11b , 20 to 50 ° atomic number 9 ( -6.7 to 10 ° C ) .
Watering : From outpouring to shine , water system thoroughly when the soil becomes ironic . In winter , water meagrely about once a month . plant in container ask more frequent watering than those in the ground .
inseminate : During the first two days , give yourA. desmetiana’Variegata ' a small amount of fertilizer in the springtime . After that , established plants seem to take charge of themselves .
Private collection, Sesimbra, Portugal. Photo by Nuno Pereira Silvestre. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Repotting : If you notice yourA. desmetiana’Variegata ' becoming pot - bound , repot it with fresh stain in a Modern pot slightly turgid than the old one . Give the plant a calendar week or so to readapt before you irrigate it again .
multiplication : This succulent is pass around by offsets or bulbil . The best clock time to withdraw the showtime is in springtime and summer .
Learn more atHow to originate and Care for Agave .
A. desmetiana’Variegata ' is not toxic to humankind but may be mildly toxicant to fry and pets .
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