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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Agave 'Tradewinds'
Tradewinds Century Plant
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available AgaveItem #: 7009
Zones: 9a to 10b, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(aka: Agave potatorum 'Variegata') This exotic variegated century plant is probably a seedling from Agave 'Kissho Kan'. The symmetrical 12" tall x 15" wide rosette has a darker, more glossy blue leaf than Agave 'Kissho Kan' but is bordered with a similar creamy white border. Unlike Agave 'Kissho Kan', the spines emerge cinnamon red and remain that color. I have purchased it both as a selection of Agave potatorum and Agave parryi, both of which it is not. We have named it after the late John Lucas's Tradewinds Nursery, seemingly the first to import this new succulent into the US from Thailand.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Agave
Flower Color: Yellow/Gold
Leaf Color: Green , Variegated , White/Cream
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Fillers , Thrillers
Garden Themes: Green Roofs , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants , Southwest Garden Plants
Other: Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Fragrant Flowers , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , Ornamental Seed or Fruit , Plants that Attract Birds , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants , Tropical Looking Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , Colored Foliage , Patterned Foliage