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Agave desmettiana 'Desert Sunset'
Desert Sunset Century Plant
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available AgaveItem #: 8990
Zones: Tropical
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 36" tall
Origin: Unknown
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
The year was 2008...I was walking through the Home Depot parking lot in Phoenix, Arizona, gazing at the median strip plantings of yellow-edged Agave desmettiana, when I spied one plant that stood out from the others. The mutated plant had much wider than normal golden yellow margins surrounding each soft, fleshy green leaf. I returned home with a pup which produced a slowly offsetting specimen to 3' tall x 3' wide that we are pleased to finally introduce in 2014, as Agave desmettiana 'Desert Sunset'.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Agave
Flower Color: Yellow/Gold
Leaf Color: Variegated
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Green Roofs , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants , Southwest Garden Plants
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