another picture more close up

The variegation can vary in color from light green to white. It can make quite a bit of difference in the looks of the plant. Some forms are more rare than others. The price goes up accordingly on the more rare and hard to find plants.

Bob

Medio (middle)
Picta (painted)
Alba (white)

... So the difference is in the color of the central stripe.

-Ming

Yes, I'm stuck in the middle with you.

San Diego to Germany, that's much farther and further than San Diego to Kamloops, Canada (me). You know you have lots of botanical gardens there and there are lots of Germans who grow and study these plants of ours, right?

Don't forget the species name: Agave americana var. media picta alba.

I could be wrong, but I believe that they all grow to be about the same size. Also, I think that the yellow striped one is medio picta variegata.

Nancy