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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Agave americana 'Mediopicta Alba'
White-Centered Mexican Century Plant
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available AgaveItem #: 6288
Zones: 8b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
This beautiful but slowly offsetting selection of the Mexican Agave americana makes a 2' tall x 3' wide clump with each wide, blue leaf highlighted with a broadcentral stripe of white. Agave americana 'Mediopicta Alba' is often used as a specimen container plant by gardeners in colder zones. Because of the leaf layer arrangement, Agave americana 'Mediopicta Alba' is one of the few variegated agave that cannot be successfully tissue cultured.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Agave
Flower Color: Yellow/Gold
Leaf Color: Blue , Green , Variegated , White/Cream
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Green Roofs , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants , Southwest Garden Plants , White Garden
Other: Edimentals , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Florida Native Plants , Fragrant Flowers , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , Ornamental Seed or Fruit , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants , Texas native plants , Tropical Looking Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , Colored Foliage , Patterned Foliage