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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Variegated Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Red & Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Infrequent |
| Parentage: (A. filifera x filifera ssp. schidigera) |
| Height: <1 foot |
| Width: <1 foot |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F |
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Agave x leopoldii 'Hammer Time' (Hammer Time Agave) - This agave grows into a clump to 8 inches tall by 15 inches wide and is a selection of the already very attractive small agave, Agave x leopoldii with the same narrow spine-like leaves with showy-white margins and curling fibrous margins but adds a narrow band of yellow to chartreuse along the white margin. This plant should have the same flowers as the species with interesting dark yellow anthers atop red stamens. Plant in full sun to light shade. Requires little irrigation. Though no good data has been found to indicate the hardiness of this plant, both parents are hardy to the mid to high teens so we list to hardy to at least 20° F. Agave x leopoldii was first described by G. Nicholson in 1900 and published in Garden Chronicles in 1912. It was later described as a garden hybrid between Agave filifera and Agave schidigera (now A. filifera ssp. schidigera) by Alwin Berger in his 1915 “Die Agaven”. This attractive plant was selected by Gary Hammer of Desert to Jungle and Glendale Paradise Nurseries. Our plants from Shady Oaks Nursery.
This information about Agave x leopoldii 'Hammer Time' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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