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Agave guiengola 'Creme Brulee' (Creme Brulee Century Plant) - This succulent will likely grow slowly to form open rosettes to 3 feet tall by 4 feet wide with few massively thick, white-green glaucous leaves with broad cream margins. Along the edge of the 18-24+ inch long leaves there are many dark-colored teeth which contrast well against the cream bands with the tip of the leaf tapering down to a brown terminal spine. Like the non-variegated species (see our listing for Agave guiengola, this plant is likely to produce a 5 to 6 foot tall spike with pale yellow flowers though we have not seen this plant flower.
Plant in full sun to light shade and irrigate only occasionally in coastal gardens to regularly in hotter inland gardens. Protect from temperatures below 25 degrees F. to avoid disfiguring the foliage. A stunning plant for large containers or planted in a protected spot in the succulent garden.
The cultivar name 'Crème Brulee' was applied by Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery to the plant he received as Agave guiengola 'Marginata' as this Latinized cultivar name is invalid. We thank Tony for sharing this plant with us – we have grown it since 2008. We also grow another variegated cultivar of this species called Agave guiengola 'Medio Picta'.
Information displayed on this page about Agave guiengola 'Creme Brulee' 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.
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