Plant Profile

Agave angustifolia var. marginata (Caribbean Agave, Narrowleaf Agave, Century Plant)

This type of agave are great to use in containers because of their size. It has an architectural look to be used in urban spaces giving an aesthetic value to its surrounding. Also great to use in rock gardens. This type of agave blooms after 10 years, giving a very showy flower, then the mother plant dies, but leaves bulbils to make a new plant.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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By Leonora Enking from West Sussex, England (Agave americana Marginata) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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French Name: Agave vivipare, Zapupe estopier, Sisal du salvador

Pronunciation: a-GAH-vee an-gus-tee-FOH-lee-uh
Plant type: Cactus / Succulent
Origin: Mexico, Central America
Heat Zones: 5 to 15

Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13
Uses: Border Plant, Mass Planting, Container, Green Wall
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: Round

Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

Canopy Density: Medium

Canopy Texture: Coarse

Height at Maturity: 1 to 1.5 m

Spread at Maturity: 1 to 1.5 meters

Time to Ultimate Height: 2 to 5 Years

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By Leonora Enking from West Sussex, England (Agave americana Marginata) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Léna (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Whorled

Leaf Venation: Nearly Invisible

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: 50 - 80

Leaf Shape: Sword Shaped

Leaf Margins: Spiny

Leaf Texture: Rough

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green, Silver, Variegated

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 7 - 10

Flower Color: Green, Yellow

Seasons: Spring
Trunk
Fruit

Fruit Type: Dry

Fruit Showiness: No

Fruit Color: Brown

Seasons: Spring

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By Leonora Enking from West Sussex, England (Agave americana Marginata) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By G.steph.rocket (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Léna (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Good
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

Water Requirements: Low

Light Requirements: Full, Part
Management

Toxicity: Yes

Invasive Potential: No

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: No

Life Span: Less than 25

Edible Parts: None

Plant Propagation: Offset