Agave ‘Marginata’

$65

Graceful, arching leaves edged with creamy yellow.

What’s included

One plant in the selected nursery size, unless the option specifies a pack. Decorative pots, planting materials, and installation are separate. Plants vary in height and fullness.

Local delivery & building access

We serve Edgewater, Brickell, Downtown Miami, and Wynwood. Same-day delivery depends on availability and route capacity. Delivery fees are quoted separately. For high-rise deliveries, share your building access and elevator requirements with our team.

A LITTLE LOCAL GROWING KNOW-HOW

Help your Agave ‘Marginata’ feel at home.

Agave attenuata

01 · Sun requirements

Find its light

Morning sun or bright filtered light; give relief from intense afternoon sun.

02 · Indoor / outdoor

Make room, indoors or out

Best outdoors in a landscape bed or a suitably large container; not a typical indoor houseplant.

03 · Soil & amendments

Start with good soil

Excellent drainage is essential. Use a raised, freely draining site or cactus/succulent potting mix with mineral grit or pumice. Avoid manure-rich amendments and water-holding planting pockets.

04 · Water requirements

Water with care

Soak thoroughly, let excess water drain, then allow the mix to dry before watering again. Established ground plants need little supplemental water. Keep much drier during cool, wet weather.

05 · Growing habit

Give it room to grow

Soft, arching succulent rosettes form a broad clump, about 3–5 ft tall and wide before the much taller flower stalk.

06 · Zones & cold protection

Know your growing zone

Can be grown in zones 9b–11, but frost may burn foliage or cause dieback. Shelter containers and young plants during freezing weather.

Variegated spineless agave is more frost-sensitive than many spiny agaves; protect the crown from cold and persistent wetness.

Growing notes & sources · reviewed 2026-10-06

Plant size, moisture needs and cold tolerance vary with cultivar, exposure and establishment. Check the root zone before watering; nursery pot size is not mature plant size.

USDA zones describe average annual extreme winter lows, not indoor light, summer heat, salt exposure or drainage. 9b: 25–30°F; 10a: 30–35°F; 10b: 35–40°F; 11a: 40–45°F; 11b: 45–50°F. About USDA zones ↗