Agave potatorum forma compacta is a dwarf cultivar form of Agave potatorum Zucc. It grows eventually up 20-30 cm tall and in diameter. It is a compact miniature rosette. Its leaves are wide, thick, striking dusty-blue with few short spines and terminate in a distinctive, slightly twisted, reddish spine. The leaf margins display pronounced swellings at the base of the teeth. Usually the leaves shows noticeable leaf imprinting.
Genus name comes from from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ, “Agave”), from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”).
Agave potatorum f. compacta
Agave potatorum forma compacta is approximately 40 cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 29 cm pot.