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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Pale Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Infrequent |
| Height: 1 foot |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
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Agave 'Carl's Dwarf' - (Carl's Dwarf Agave) A unique smaller agave growing only to 1 foot tall by an equal width with small sharp dark teeth along the margins and nice gray green colored leaves that have a pink tinges. It produces only a few pups at the base of the main rosette. Plant in full to part sun with occasional to little irrigation. Tolerant of temperatures down to 25° F and possibly much lower. We are not sure what the identity of this plant is. It was first given to us in 2010 by a local Santa Barbara horticulturalist Carl Noss and it flowered later that year; the plants we now have in the nursery are from the resulting seed of this flowering. Plantsman John Bleck thinks this is the same plant he originally received as "Agave 'Dwarf'" from Don Raymond, who sold plants at the Sunset Club in the 60's and early '70's. When Greg Starr, author of "Agaves: Living Sculptures for Landscapes and Containers" he noted that it reminded him of Agave capensis. Whatever its origins, this plant is certainly a charmer.
The information displayed on this page about Agave 'Carl's Dwarf' is based on the research we conducted about it in our nursery horticultural library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include some of our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.
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