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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Agave x nickelima 'Mako Shark'
Mako Shark Century Plant
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available AgaveItem #: 9987
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
I picked up this Agave nickelsiae x Agave asperrima hybrid from Holland's Succulenta Nursery in 2004 under the name of Agave x nigra. Since then, it has made a small, 1' tall x 15" wide, fast-offsetting garden clump in 9 years...dramatically smaller than its sister cross, Agave 'Sharkskin Shoes'. We have given this the name Agave 'Mako Shark' to distinguish it from the other hybrids of the same cross. In addition to being smaller than Agave 'Sharkskin Shoes', Agave 'Mako Shark' has more incurved leaves and slightly longer terminal black spines. Like other clones of the Agave x nigra cross, Agave 'Mako Shark' has no spines on the leaf edges.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Agave
Flower Color: Yellow/Gold
Leaf Color: Blue , Silver/Grey
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Green Roofs , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants , Southwest Garden Plants
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