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Agave potatorum ''Kichijokan'' (marginata alba)
It is one of the most beautiful and highly sought after Japanese cultivars. It can be found under many different spelling (rarely seen this name spelled the same way twice)
It is one of the most beautiful and highly sought after Japanese cultivars. It can be found under many different spelling (rarely seen this name spelled the same way twice)
Synonyms:
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Accepted name in llifle Database:Agave potatorum Zucc.
Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 16(2): 675 1833
Synonymy: 6
- Agave potatorum Zucc.
- Agave auricantha hort. ex Baker
- Agave potatorum Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Agave scolymus Karw. in Salm-Dyck
- Agave amoena Lem. ex Jacobi
Agave potatorum f. compacta hort.
Accepted name in llifle Database:
Agave potatorum var. verschaffeltii A.Berger in A.Berger
Agaven 186, fig. 60 1915
Cultivars (5):
- Agave potatorum cv. Kichijokan
- Agave potatorum cv. Cubic
- Agave potatorum cv. Shoji-Raijin hort.
- Agave potatorum cv. Shoji-Raijin variegata marginata hort.
- Agave potatorum cv. Shoji-Raijin variegata mediopicta hort.
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The leaves have large rusty coloured teeth and a long sharp terminal spine that contrasts well with the pale leaf colour. Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Agave potatorum cv. Kichijokan Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Agave potatorum cv. Kichijokan (leaf's teeth) Photo by: Cactus Art
Agave potatorum cv. Kichijokan (young specimen) Photo by: Cactus Art
The degree of variegation is highly variable and depends also by levels of light, heat or feeding. Photo by: Cactus Art
This Agave is an outstanding container plant because of its smaller size, beautiful colour and regular proportions. Photo by: Cactus Art
Agave potatorum cv. Kichijokan Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
A. potatorum ''kiji-jo-kan'' is a very unusual, rare coloured form with amazing symmetrical lotus like leaf pattern. Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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