Agave Desmettiana Variegated
Common Name: Smooth Leaf Agave
California NaturalizedAgave
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Variegated Agave Desmettiana is a fast growing and beautiful agave. It's a favorite for landscaping in areas of Southern California, and can produce bulbils.
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Plant Details
- Type
- Agave
- Native Region
- Mexico
- Mature Size
- 2-6' wide, 3-5' tall
- Growth Rate
- Fast 4-6 years average
- Where Excelled
- Coastal Southern California
- Watering
- Medium to high
- Reproduction
- Bulb forming, estimated 100-1000 bulbs. 10-50 Hijuelos during life. Low seed production
- Sugar Content
- 20-36 Brix tested. Potential for 40+ Brix
- Uses
- Landscaping
- Available Sizes
- 2-4" bulbils , 0–49 plants – $3.00 each 50–99 plants – $2.00 each 100–249 plants – $1.75 each 250–499 plants – $1.50 each 500–999 plants – $1.25 each 1000+ plants – $1.00 each. All with Free shipping
- Pest Resistance
- Aphid: Low
- Weevil: Low
- Deer: Low
- Coyote: Low
- Rodent: Low
- Common Plagues
- Aphids from overwatering, Weevil, cochineal
- Climate Observations
- Plants under 1 year, 30F-100F. Plants over 1 year, 23F-115F. Low wind tolerance in dry farming. High tolerance if irrigated.
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