Plant in full coastal sun to light shade in a well-drained soil - bright light brings out the best color but inland full sun will burn this plant. Protect from frost - it is noted to be severely damaged at temperatures below 25°F. A great garden plant or used in a container.

The plant long grown as Agave gypsophila is attractive in its own right but this variegated form is even more so. The plant in cultivation that has long been called Agave gypsophila was so named as it is found naturally growing on gypsum hillsides and also on calcareous soils in the Mexican States of Colima, Jalisco, Michoacan and Guerrero. More recently this species was split into 5 separate closely related species and the both this variegated plant and the nonvariegated form in cultivation are now considered by many to be selections of Agave pablocarrilloi. Since most people still know this plant under it older name we continue to list it this way until such time as this new name gets better known. There is more information on this name change on our Agave gypsophila page. This variegated selection reportedly originated in Australia at Stan Walkley's nursery but we got our first plant from Loran Whitelock in 2009 and additional stock from Xeric Growers in 2011. 

Information displayed on this page about Agave gypsophila 'Ivory Curls' 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.