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Products > Agave guiengola 'Medio Picta'
 
Agave guiengola 'Medio Picta'
   
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Succulent
Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae)
Origin: Mexico (North America)
Evergreen: Yes
Variegated Foliage: Yes
Flower Color: Pale Yellow
Bloomtime: Infrequent
Height: 2-4 feet
Width: 4-6 feet
Exposure: Sun or Shade
Summer Dry: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F
May be Poisonous  (More Info): Yes
Agave guiengola 'Medio Picta' - A nicely variegated form of the large Guiengola Agave has the same large open rosettes of thick leaves of the species but with a broad central cream colored band surrounded by the gray-green leaf margins.

Plant in full sun to light shade and irrigate only occasionally in coastal gardens (seems to suffer from edema from over watering) to regularly in hotter inland gardens where some shade is recommended. Protect from temperatures below 25 degrees F to avoid disfiguring the foliage. This is a dramatic plant for large containers or planted in a nice spot in the succulent garden.

For more information on this species, see our listing for Agave guiengola. This plant came to us in 2012 from succulent collector and grower Tony Krock. We also grow another variegated cultivar of this species called Agave guiengola 'Creme Brulee'

Information displayed on this page about Agave guiengola 'Medio Picta' 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.

 
San Marcos Growers closed for regular business at the end of 2025 as the property is being developed for affordable housing.
While our gates remain closed, we will open them by appointment so we can liquidate remaining plants, supplies and equipment. The plants remaining in the field are listed on our Live Inventory Page.
 
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