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Agave proteamericana 'Lemon Lime' – An attractive rosette forming succulent to 4 feet tall by as wide with broad leaves that have wavy corrugated edges that a dusty blue color with a broad 6 inch wide lime green center stripe. When mature it produces a 20-foot-tall spike topped with fragrant, yellow flowers.
Plant in full sun in a well-draining soil and irrigate infrequently if at all in coastal gardens. Cold hardy to 15 to 20° F. An attractive plant similar in shape to Agave americana but with longer leaves that have wavier edges and the interesting green central band. The flowers are attractive to hummingbirds
Agave proteamericana 'Lemon Lime' had long been in cultivation in California unnamed before Brian Kemble at the Ruth Bancroft Garden determined it needed a name and he christened it Lemon Lime. We thank landscape architect Greg Mendonsa for giving us the stock on this interesting agave.
The information displayed on this page about Agave proteamericana 'Lemon Lime' is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant 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 information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.
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