Agave victoriae-reginae

george_quattrucci

I have bought an Agave variegata with the full knowledge that it is not completely hardy, yet I have seen many outside during winter. Mine is small enough to bring in to the consevatory at the moment, but when it grows how can I protect it during winter; especially one as harsh as the last that put paid to many of my "hardy" palms?

Cactus_Mat

Hi George, I'm guessing you bought a variegated type of Agave americana. They are a little more tender than the bog standard species but if you can sit it inside an unheated greenhouse to keep it dry and maybe wrap it around with fleece on colder nights it ought to come through winter ok.