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Agave tequilana 'Sunrise' (Sunrise Tequila Agave) - A medium to large agave to 5 to 6 feet tall with open rosettes of narrow light gray colored leaves that have pale yellow bands along the margins that have small teeth.
Plant in full sun to light shade in well-drained soil with little to no supplemental irrigation in coastal gardens. Hardy to 20-25°F. This plant will sucker to form open clumps but looks best if maintained as a solitary rosette or in well-spaced groups.
Agave tequilana 'Sunrise' has also been grown as Agave tequilana 'Variegata', Agave tequilana 'Tequila Sunrise', Sunrise Tequila Agave, Agave tequilana marginata 'Sunrise'. We grew this variety . It is quite similar to a plant we grew since the early 1990's that is called Agave tequilana 'Lemono'.
Information displayed on this page about Agave tequilana 'Sunrise' 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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