Agave potatorum 'Kichiokan'


		Colourwise Nursery, Glenorie NSW

Agave potatorum
cv. 'Kichiokan'

The species is known as the Butterfly Agave for the shape
of the leaves resemble butterfly wings.

Uses:	This Agave is an outstanding container plant because of its smaller size, beautiful colour and regular proportions.
Flowers:	May bloom at maturity with a tall spike.
Growth Habit:	A small Agave cultivar that is usually solitary and stemless it forms an open spreading symmetrical rosette of pale grey green broadly oval leaves. Leaf margins have rusty coloured teeth and a long sharp terminal spine that contrasts well with the pale leaf colour.
Growing Guide:	Plant in full sun to light shade and irrigate only occasionally in coastal gardens to regularly in hotter inland gardens. Protect from frost to avoid disfiguring the foliage.