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Products > Plants - Browse By Region > Agave multifilifera 'Cardos Compacta'
 
Agave multifilifera 'Cardos Compacta'

Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.  

 
Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Succulent
Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae)
Origin: Mexico (North America)
Evergreen: Yes
Red/Purple Foliage: Yes
Variegated Foliage: Yes
Flower Color: Green
Bloomtime: Infrequent
Height: 1-2 feet
Width: 1-2 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Summer Dry: Yes
Deer Tolerant: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F
May be Poisonous  (More Info): Yes
Agave multifilifera 'Cardos Compacta' (Dwarf Chahuiqui) This beautiful small plant has very compact rosettes of stiff dark green leaves that blush red and have white marginal fibers and wide prominent white markings. Plant in full sun to part shade with occasional to little irrigation. Hardy to 15F. This plant from seed purchased from Rare Palm Seeds who describe it as a "dream of a plant!" Presumably from near Cardos in Chihuahua in northwestern Mexico near where the states of Durango, Chihuahua and Sinaloa meet. Agave multifilifera is easily recognizable by it's white threads pulling from the margins of the leaves. It grows to 3 feet tall and 5 feet wide as dense green rosettes. Full sun. Drought tolerant 

The information about Agave multifilifera 'Cardos Compacta' displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include 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 we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant.

 
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