🌱 Morphology
   A relatively fast-growing hybrid agave with a compact habit, forming a solitary rosette, although it may produce offsets with age and form small clumps. The leaves are fleshy, rigid and pointed, bluish-green to blue-green, arranged regularly and slightly arched. The feature that gives the hybrid its name is its spectacular ruby-red margin, which contrasts with the bluish epidermis and may intensify under bright light. The margins are generally smooth and practically devoid of teeth, although each leaf retains a sharp terminal spine. Mature specimens can reach approximately 60 cm in height and 1 m in diameter.

🌍 Distribution, habitat and family
It has no native distribution, as it is a horticultural hybrid. Its appearance and commercial lineage are related to small and medium-sized Mexican agaves, and some sources specifically link it to Agave romani. It is cultivated for its exceptional combination of bluish leaves and red edges, a rare feature among ornamental agaves.
Family Asparagaceae · Subfamily Agavoideae · Tribe Agaveae 

❄️ Temperature · USDA Zone 9a
It tolerates minimum temperatures of up to −7 ºC for short periods and with completely dry substrate. Some cultivation sources place its resistance at approximately −8 to −10 ºC, but for cultivation in Spain, it is more prudent to consider −7 ºC as a limiting reference. Wet cold should be avoided especially.

☀️ Lighting
It needs plenty of light and direct sun, although it can adapt to partial shade. Intense lighting promotes the compactness of the rosette and, especially, the intensity of the red edge. In very hot summers, it may benefit from some protection during the middle of the day. A PAR radiation of 20–30 mol·m⁻²·day⁻¹ (DLI) is recommended.

💧 Growth cycle and watering
Growth mainly occurs in spring and summer. During the active period, it is recommended to water abundantly and allow the substrate to dry out completely before the next watering. In autumn, watering is gradually reduced, and during winter, it is kept practically dry. Rapid drainage is essential to prevent damage to the rosette and roots.

🌸 Flowering
It is monocarpic: the rosette that reaches reproductive maturity flowers once and then dies, although the offsets can perpetuate the plant. It develops a large flower stalk with numerous flowers, but no sufficiently documented age of first flowering has been found to establish a reliable number of years. In ornamental cultivation, flowering is rare and is far less important than the plant's main appeal: its spectacular blue-green rosette edged in red.

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

🪴 Pot
Elite 15x15 cm black pot

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