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🌱 Morphology
    Very slow-growing dwarf Japanese cultivar that forms an extraordinarily compact rosette, resembling a rosebud, measuring about 10–15 cm in height and 15–30 cm in diameter. Its leaves are short, thick, broad, and deeply concave, blue-green or grey-green in colour, with a characteristic cream-white central bandthat can take on yellowish tones. The margins have small, spaced-out brown teeth, while the apex ends in a small spine. It can produce basal offsets and form small colonies over time.

🌍 Distribution, habitat and family
It is a Japanese horticultural cultivar, and therefore has no natural distribution of its own. Its botanical classification is somewhat disputed: it is commonly marketed as Agave potatorum, while numerous specialist sources associate it with Agave isthmensis, a species described from the A. potatorum complex. A. potatorum is native to central Mexico, from southern Puebla to western central Veracruz and central Oaxaca, where it grows in seasonally dry environments at approximately 1,240–2,300 m.

Asparagaceae family · Agavoideae subfamily · Agaveae tribe 

❄️ Temperature · USDA zone 9a
It tolerates minimum temperatures of up to −4 ºC for short periods and when the substrate is completely dry. In this variegated, very slow-growing form, it is more prudent to protect it from frost and, especially, from the combination of cold and moisture. Specific sources for the cultivar give values of approximately −3 to −5 ºC.

☀️ Lighting
It needs plenty of light to maintain a compact rosette and well-defined variegation. Soft direct sunlight or bright partial shadeis recommended, avoiding the intense midday sun when temperatures are very high, as the light areas contain less chlorophyll and can scorch. For reference, PAR radiation of 20–30 mol·m⁻²·day⁻¹ (DLI)is recommended.

💧 Growth cycle and watering
Growth is mainly in spring and summer. During the active period, it is recommended to water abundantly and allow the substrate to dry out completely before watering again. In autumn, watering is gradually reduced, and the plant is kept almost dry during winter. Its extremely slow growth means that both overwatering and oversized pots should be avoided.

🌸 Flowering
It is monocarpic: the rosette flowers once after reaching maturity and then dies, although it may leave offsets that continue the clone. Flowering is exceptional in cultivation; if it does flower, it can develop a panicle measuring approximately 2–3 m with yellowish flowers. No sufficiently documented age for the first flowering of this particular cultivar has been found.

🌿 Nutrition
During active growth, Desert CHOICE® Succulentsis recommended, especially for its supply of assimilable potassium and calcium. Potassium helps regulate water and improves tissue resistance to stress, while assimilable calcium helps maintain firm leaves and a structurally resilient rosette. A specific flowering fertiliser is not recommended for routine use on agaves.

🪴 Pot
10x10 cm gourmet black pot

This is an inimitable xerophyte grown in Madrid in a high-tech square pot with substrate enriched with mycorrhizal fungi and biofungicides.

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