Plant in full sun to light shade. Requires little irrigation. Though no good data has been found to indicate the hardiness of this plant, both parents are hardy to the mid to high teens, so we list to hardy to at least 20° F. This is a nice plant for use as a potted specimen

Agave x leopoldii was first described by G. Nicholson in 1900 and published in Garden Chronicles in 1912 it was later described as a garden hybrid between Agave filifera and Agave schidigera (now A. filifera ssp. schidigera) by Alwin Berger in his 1915 “Die Agaven”. In Japan this plant is cultivated under the name "Taki no silaito" which translates loosely as "White Thread of Cascade". We first received this plant from Hans Hanson at Shady Oaks Nursery in 2007 and offered it from 2008 until 2015 and also grew the variegated cultivar Agave leopoldii 'Hammer Time'. This is an attractive species but we felt the similar Agave toumeyana var. bella even more attractive, so discontinued growing Agave x leopoldii when we had substantial quantities of Agave toumeyana var. bella to sell it instead. 

The information displayed on this page about Agave x leopoldii is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We 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.