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Agave 'Cream Spike'

Also Known As

Agave applanata 'Cream Spike'
Agave minima 'Variegata'
Agave parryi 'Cream Spike'
Agave parryi minima variegata
Cream Spike Agave

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

H: 4"-6"
W: 6"-12"

planting zones

8b-11

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Agave 'Cream Spike' plant details

Agave 'Cream Spike' is an evergreen cactus / succulent with blue, variegated and white foliage. Features glaucous texture. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in winter. Does well in gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Agave 'Cream Spike'

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue, variegated and white
Mature size: 6 IN - 12 IN - wide, 4 IN - 6 IN - tall
Uses: architectural, clumping, container plant, desert garden, rock garden, rosette-forming, spiky, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Agave 'Cream Spike'

USDA Zones: 8b - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional - low
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Zn 8. Olive green leaves w/cream edges. Dwarf.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Agave parryi 'Cream Spike' is a spectacular succulent displaying blue-green leaves surrounded by a dramatic creamy-white margin. The thick leaves comprising the 12 inch clump feature maroon-black leaf tips and teeth along the margins when mature. Leaf impressions from the reverse side of unfurling leaves are reminiscent of fossils. Hardy to about zone 7b to 9, or fantastic as a potted specimen.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

A small growing agave with gray green on the middle of the leaf. The margin is a broad creamy white. Makes a superb container plant. We grow our agaves under Marj's house eave and only put it in an unheated garage when it gets to 15 F.

By: Gossler Farms

Light Shade to Partial Shade. Indoor/Outdoor. Small, clumping rosette plant.

By: Moon - Sun Cactus & Koi Gardens

Small, thick-leaved hardy rosettes, yellow-striped, slow-growing.

By: Cactus Jungle

Stunning Mexican agave with creamy white edging on the blue leaves. To 6” tall and, eventually, 1 ft wide. A striking presence in the dry garden. Likes full sun and occasional summer water pretending to be thunderstorm. Reported to be frost hardy in upper USDA zone 7. Good in pots elsewhere.

By: Cistus Nursery

Another one of those plants whose name is debated. But regardless of the plant's origins, this is an outstanding Agave for pot culture. Stays quite small and is fairly hardy, though we haven't confirmed that ourselves. A great small-growing Agave.