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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Infrequent |
| Synonyms: [A. shawii ssp. sebastiana] |
| Height: 3-5 feet |
| Width: 3-5 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Deer Tolerant: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
| May be Poisonous (More Info): Yes |
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Agave sebastiana 'Silver Lining' (Cedros Island Agave) - A medium-sized rosette-forming plant that grows to 2-3 feet wide and often suckers from base to form a cluster. The fleshy, pale gray to gray-green leaves have large dark curving and bent spines along the margin and a long dark terminal spine. Plant in full sun to light shade. Little irrigation is required and in fact, this species is native to a more mediterranean climate than most other agave and does not like to be over irrigated in summer months. It is hardy to at least 23° F though leaf damage has been noted much below this. This plant comes from the islands off to the west of Baja California and is particularly notable on West San Benito, Natividad and Cedros Islands. We have grown this plant in the past from seed collected on West San Benito but our current crops are from a selection made by Kelly Griffin. This species is sometimes included as a subspecies of Agave shawii, which grows further to the north along coastal Baja California into California. This is an attractive species in the garden where it makes a good transition between gray and green plants. The picture on this page from Rancho Tissue Technologies.
This information about Agave sebastiana 'Silver Lining' 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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