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Agave victoriae-reginae 'Golden Princess' - A beautiful form of the Queen Victoria Agave (Agave victoriae-reginae). As with the species this plant is a very slow-growing small clump forming plant that can get to 1 foot tall by 1 1/2 feet wide with tight-fitting, tapered leaves that end in a small terminal spine with the leaf margins smooth and spineless. This cultivar has broad yellow margins which, in addition to the already dramatic silver markings on the margins and center of the leaf, give this plant a tricolored look.
Plant in full sun or light shade. Drought tolerant. Hardy to at least 10 F°. A great addition to the dry garden or for use in decorative containers. Because of its slow growth and time-consuming vegetative propagation this plant has long been an expensive collector's plant that could only be found at specialty succulent nurseries but thanks to the miracles of micropropagation (tissue culture) this plant promises to become much easier to obtain.
This plant is sometimes listed with cultivar names such as 'Aurea Marginata', Aureo-Marginata' or 'Variegata'. Mary Irish proposed the name 'Golden Princess' in the Summer 2002 CSSA Journal (74:4) because latinized cultivar names given after January 1, 1959 are deemed not valid. This is a fitting name for this jewel. Tony Avent, at Plant Delights Nursery, who first shared this plant with us, now lists it as 'Kazo Bana'. We grew this plant from 2007 until 2011. For more information on the species, see our listing of Agave victoriae-reginae.
This information about Agave victoriae-reginae 'Golden Princess' 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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