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Queen Victoria Agave
Queen Victoria Agave

Common name:Queen Victoria Agave
Botanical name:Agave victoriae-reginae

One of the best choices for containers or small planting areas. Short stout leaves with deep green and white markings. Forms a tight rosette to 18" across. Very slow but long lived. Full sun, water sparingly to maintain form. Native to the Chihuahuan Desert on rocky limestone hills from 4-5000'. Does not often offset. Somewhat subject to weevil attacks. June-July: pale green flowers on 4' spike.

Designer: Sue Hakala, Homeowner

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Photographer: Kathleen Moore

Water Saving Tip:

Water between sunset and sunrise when temperatures and wind are the lowest.