
Variegated Caribbean Agave ‘Agave angustifolia marginata’
Introducing the Agave angustifolia marginata, known as variegated Caribbean agave, which is a stunning succulent plant that belongs to the Agavaceae family. Native to the Caribbean region, it is commonly referred to as, Variegated Century Plant, striped Caribbean agave, or sometimes simply as Variegated Agave. Agave angustifolia 'Marginata' is a succulent plant with dense rosettes atop a short trunk, usually hidden until age. The leaves are greyish-green to bluish-grey with a broad, pale-green central band and creamy-white margins. They are stiff, lance-shaped, concave. This agave typically reaches a height of 2 to 3 feet and spreads to about 3 to 4 feet in width. When in flower, which occurs when the rosette is at least ten years old and often much later, it produces a spike with a well-branched panicle bearing yellow or greenish-white flowers that can reach a height of ten feet.When it comes to care, the Agave angustifolia var marginata plant is drought-tolerant and prefers infre