Agave marmorata cv. Papilio Platanioïdes

This Agave has garden origins.

This Agave is a beautiful, bizarre dwarf cultivar: it has round leaves ending in a thin “tail” that looks like a green swallowtail butterfly.

This Agave can be cultivated in containers and in well drained, porous soils.rt. It grows well in full sun or a lightly shaded areas. Water abudantly when soil the soil get dry. During winter, watering this plant can be done once every 1-2 months. It is drought resistant and can be tolerant to light freezing temperatures.

Seeds or basal shoots can be used for propagation. The suckers must be removed during the spring or summer, and when the cuttings are well dried, after a few days, they can be inserted into the soil.

Agave marmorata Papilio Platanoides owes its names to its appearance, similiar to a butterfly.