Agave sp. ‘Baccarat’

This striking agave was originally collected by John Fairey, Wade Roitsch, and Carl Schoenfeld in Mexico in 1997. At the time, the collectors were unable to identify it to the species level, so they simply gave it the name 'Baccarat', as the imprints left by the unfolding new growth was reminiscent of the hard cut edges of a Baccarat crystal. Since it was originally collected and grown in our Garden, 'Baccarat' has entered the tissue culture trade and become a well-known ornamental plant across Texas and other southern states, although many of these distributed plants seem to have much greener foliage than the specimens in our Garden, which are noticably blue-tinged. Today, many of the original plants grown from seed collected during the 1997 expedition still stand proudly in our dry gardens! At maturity, 'Baccarat' grows to be about 3-4 feet wide and 3 feet tall. Plant in full sun and in very well-draining soil.