Agave 'Burnt Burgundy'

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

H: 12"-18"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

9a-11

Agave 'Burnt Burgundy' plant details

Agave 'Burnt Burgundy' is an evergreen cactus / succulent with blue and green foliage. Features glaucous texture. Grows well with sun - mostly 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 'Burnt Burgundy'

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 18 IN - tall
Uses: architectural, clumping, container plant, desert garden, rock garden, rosette-forming, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Agave 'Burnt Burgundy'

USDA Zones: 9a - 11
Sun exposure: sun - mostly 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 9. Blue-gray leaves with sharp burgundy edge.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Probable hybrid of A. victoriae-reginae and A. pelona, from Gregg Star who chose it for its unusual, smooth, burgundy-tinted leaves with dark margins. Small, to only a 1 ft to 18", and slowly clumping in full to part sun. Frost hardy so far to a little under 20F, just below USDA zone 9, in our now Eucalyptus-shaded agave patch, but a fine pot specimen in colder climates. Eucalyptus mulch optional.