Description | White Stripped Century Plant (Agave americana var mediopicta) is an attractive large Agave with a white stripe down the center of the leaves. |
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Pronunciation | (a-GAH-vee) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
Hardiness Zone | 8a-11 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average, dry |
Soil & Site | average, well drained |
Temperature | hardy to 15-20 degrees F |
Flowers | yellow-green, flower every 10-30 plus years depending on the climate, mother plant dies while flowering borne on tall stalks (scapes) over 10 feet |
Leaves | wide, bluish, central stripe of white |
Dimensions | 3-4 by 2-6 feet (HS) |
Propagation | division of pups |
Misc Facts | AKA: White-Striped Century Plant, White-Centered Mexican Century Plant, Agave |
Author's Notes | I saw some extremely large flowering plants in Oahu Hawaii. |