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Products > Agave potatorum 'Snowfall'   Agave potatorum 'Snowfall' - Variegated Butterfly Agave     [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Succulent Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae) Origin: Mexico (North America) Evergreen: Yes Variegated Foliage: Yes Flower Color: Yellow Bloomtime: Infrequent Synonyms: [A. scolymus, A. verschaffletii] Height: 1-2 feet Width: 2-3 feet Exposure: Full Sun Summer Dry: Yes Deer Tolerant: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F May be Poisonous  (More Info): Yes Agave potatorum 'Snowfall' (Variegated Butterfly Agave) - A medium sized solitary agave with an open symmetrical rosette to 2 to 3 feet wide with gray-green leaves that have creamy-white margins edged with reddish brown teeth and tipped with a decorative corkscrew shaped terminal spine. The species is from the semi-arid highlands between 4,000 and 7,000 feet of Puebla and Oaxaca. Plant in full sun with little irrigation required in coastal gardens but provide some supplemental irrigation in hotter inland gardens. Winter hardy to around 25 degrees. The specific epithet "potatorum" is the generative of the Latin word 'potator' meaning "of the drinkers" in reference to the use of this plant in making alcoholic beverages. This selection is a 2010 introduction from Allen Repashy and Kelly Griffin at Xeric Growers. It differs from other variegated Agave potatorum cultivars in that this cultivar is a full size Agave potatorum. Unfortunately this plant seemed particularly susceptible to agave mite, a eryophid mite that leaves smudge like spots near the base of the leaves..  The information on this page is based on the research that we have conducted about this plant in the San Marcos Growers library, from what we have found on reliable online sources, as well as from observations made of our crops of this plant growing in the nursery and of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens where we may have observed it. We also have incorporated comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from those who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Agave potatorum 'Snowfall'.     [MORE INFO]