Plant in full to part sun and water occasionally to infrequently – tolerates dry conditions but grows faster and larger with more regular irrigation. Hardy to around 25° F. A very attractive and elegant agave.

The specific epithet is derived from name of the port town of Sisal in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. It was from there that this plant, which has long grown commercially throughout the tropics and subtropics in the old world and new for its fiber, was originally exported but most indications are that it is not native to the Yucatán peninsula likely to be a hybrid between Agave angustifolia and Agave kewensis.

Agave sisalana forma medio-picta was a 2002 International Succulent Introduction as ISI 2002-9. Plants for this introduction came from bulbils from a flowering plant at the Huntington Botanic Garden accessioned as Agave sisalana forma medio-picta HBG 77098.. We grew and sold it from 2019 until we closed the nursery in 2025. 

The information displayed on this page about Agave sisalana forma medio-picta is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We 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.