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Agave Streaker (Blue Flame Sport) - A nice variegated and not wicked agave with clusters of 2 1/2 feet tall by to 3 feet wide rosettes that have flexible blue-green leaves with white bands mostly along the finely serrate margins and a brown terminal spine – the variegation is a bit variable and sometimes streaks of white and even yellow show towards the middle of the leaf. Like the non-variegated form this plant should build up to form large dense masses possibly as tall as 4 to 5 feet and wider still with flower stalks to 15 feet – time will tell. The blue cast to the leaves form from a glaucous waxy cuticle that covers the surface of the younger leaves. This feature can be enhanced by promoting new growth and vigor by giving regular irrigation and fertilizer and avoiding overhead water that can wash the leaf surface.
Plant in full sun except in hot inland and desert gardens where light shade will prevent scorching of the foliage. Irrigate little or regularly for more vigor. Hardy to at least 25 F.
Agave Streaker is a variegated sport of Agave 'Blue Flame', a beautiful clumping agave at the Huntington Gardens that was once called Agave 'David Verity'. For more information see our listing of Agave 'Blue Flame'. Our original stock plants from Xeric Growers. We sold this plant from 2014 until 2017.
Information displayed on this page about Agave 'Streaker' 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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