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Products > Agave 'Cornelius'   Agave 'Cornelius' - Quasimoto Agave    [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Succulent Family: Agavaceae (Agaves) Origin: Mexico (North America) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Yellow Green Bloomtime: Infrequent Synonyms: [A. americana 'Marginata Aurea Monstrosa'] Height: 1-2 feet Width: 2-4 feet Exposure: Full Sun Seaside: Yes Drought Tolerant: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F Agave 'Cornelius' (Quasimoto Agave) - This small Agave forms a very attractive rosette to about 18 inches tall. The short strongly variegated yellow and green leaves have undulating margins. Plants sucker to form small colonies. Plant in full sun in a well drained soil and water occasionally to very little. This slow growing plant has been circulating around for many years in Southern California but has never been readily available and has gone by a number of names. We have seen the plant labeled as Agave 'Quasimoto', Agave 'Monstrous Dwarf', A. americana aureo-marginata 'Monstrosa' and A. 'Hummel's Dwarf Cornelius' or sometimes just 'Cornelius'. There is some question whether it is even a cultivar of Agave americana but to our knowledge the plant has not bloomed, so this has not been verified. The Huntington Botanic Garden has this plant accessioned as Agave americana 'Marginata Aurea Monstrosa' so we sold it for many years using this name. Recently this plant has been micropropagated in a laboratory and will become more commonly available. In order to avoid the confusion of having several names we have agreed with several other nurseries marketing this plant to call it Agave 'Cornelius' until such time that another name is determined to be more valid. This is a great little Agave for the garden; still wicked but on a much smaller scale!  The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery and in our own and other Santa Barbara gardens. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information or disagrees with what we have written.     [MORE INFO]