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Products > Agave macroacantha 'Blue Ribbon'
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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Flower Color: Green |
| Bloomtime: Infrequent |
| Synonyms: [A. flavescens ssp. macroacantha] |
| Height: 1 foot |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
| May be Poisonous (More Info): Yes |
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Agave macroacantha 'Blue Ribbon' (Variegated Black-spined Agave) - This is a really nice variegated form of an already very distinctive small to medium-sized agave. It forms dense clumps that grow to 1-2 feet tall and eventually as wide as 5 feet composed of 10 to 12 inch wide rosettes. The rosettes have smokey blue leaves with creamy white margins and tipped with a nearly black tip spine with the leaves evenly spaced and radiating straight out from the center of the plant. Plant in well-drained soil in full sun (Light shade or eastern exposure in hot low desert areas). Little irrigation is necessary in coastal gardens but should be given occasionally in warmer inland situations. Hardy to 20 to 25° F. A nice and interesting garden plant and can also make a stunning container potted specimen. The origin of this plant is unclear but it is possible that it was first imported from Thailand under the name Agave macroacantha marginata and it circulated in Agave collector circles under various names until 2007 when it was given the cultivar name 'Blue Ribbon' by Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery. The species is native to barren rocky ground in the Mexican state of Oaxaca and near Tehuacan in Puebla. We thank Tony Krock for originally giving us this plant in 2010 as Agave macroacantha 'Variegated'.
Information displayed on this page about Agave macroacantha 'Blue Ribbon' 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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