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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Green Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Infrequent |
| Synonyms: [Agave 'Filigree'] |
| Parentage: [Agave FO-76 Selection, A. titanota?] |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 2-3 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
| May be Poisonous (More Info): Yes |
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Agave oteroi 'Filigree' (Filigree Sierra Mixteca Agave) - This striking small agave grows slowly to 1 to 2 feet tall by 2 to 3 feet wide. It has broad, very short, gray-green leaves with a reddish-brown terminal spine and long narrow wavy recurved teeth along the leaf margins that emerge a golden color and age to a gray white. The leaf margins themselves age to the same color as the spines which gives this plant a very distinctive look. Plant in full sun along the coast but give some protection from afternoon sun in hot interior gardens. It has proven cold hardy to 20 F and may tolerate even colder temperatures. A great plant for a small spot or as a potted specimen. This plant was selected in our nursery for its tight growth and long eyelash like spines on the margin. It originated as a seedlings from seed we collected in February 2005 from a Agave sp. FO-076 that bloomed in Santa Barbara succulent enthusiast David Tufenkian's north Goleta, California garden in 2004. This parent plant, Agave sp. FO-076, was originally distributed as Agave titanota and later as Agave sp. "Sierra Mixteca" with the Felipe Otero collection designation FO-076. It seems to have affinities with Agave titanota, which has very gray-colored leaves but some speculate that it is a hybrid of A. titanota or a form or hybrid of Agave horrida but was recently renamed Agave oteroi by Greg Starr and Tristan Davis in the Summer 2019 issue of Cactus and Succulent Journal (Vol. 91 N. 2), making this plant's official name Agave oteroi 'Filigree'. San Marcos Growers first introduced this plant in 2010.
This information about Agave oteroi 'Filigree' 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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