Plant in full sun and irrigate infrequently. Agave desmetiana plants are drought tolerant and cold hardy to around 25° F and a little lower for short durations - we have heard from a grower in Austin, Texas who noted that they had leaf damage after 2 nights with temperatures down to 25° F on for several hours.

For more information about this species and its current nomenclatures see our listing for Agave desmetiana. This variegated cultivar has long been grown in the US but is called Agave 'Golden Moments' in Australia. Our plants are from bulbils off a plant that bloomed in our nursery in 2004 - there is some variability in the variegation on these plant but they were all nice looking plants that we sold between 2005 and 2015. We continue to grow selected cultivars that are either this species or hybrids with it called 'Joe Hoak' (no joke!) and 'Galactic Traveller'. 

Information displayed on this page about Agave desmetiana 'Variegata' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.