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Agave macroacantha 'Pablo's Choice' (Small Black-spined Agave) - This is a really nice form of an already very distinctive small to medium-sized agave. It forms dense clumps that grow to 1-2 feet tall and as wide as 5 feet composed of 10- to 12-inch-wide rosettes. The rosettes have narrow pale blue-gray leaves that are evenly spaced and radiate straight out from the center of the plant. The leaves have very straight margins with contrasting small dark brown teeth and an even darker 1-inch-long terminal spine.
Plant in well-drained soil in full sun (Light shade or eastern exposure in hot low desert areas). Little irrigation is necessary in coastal gardens but should be given occasionally in warmer inland situations. Cold hardy to 20 to 25° F.
The species comes from the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Puebla where it grows on barren and rocky ground - for more information about it see our listing of Agave macroacantha.
This very nice slightly smaller and tighter selection of the species was found growing in the garden of San Marcos Growers sales associate Paul Hallam. We grew this attractive plant from 2009 until 2022 and only stopped because it became harder to control Agave mites that found this species particularly attractive.
The information displayed on this page about Agave macroacantha 'Pablo's Choice' 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.
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