I love Agave victoriae-reginae:)! They‘re so nice and yours look lovely. I have one that I have struggled with for probably three years. I will take a pic of it tomorrow. Maybe you guys can help. Are they naturally slow growers?

Check out this one from Ruth Bancroft from 2017.

aloebot

Those are very nice.

Here is mine - original plant with 2 new offsets:

and very first offset from orignal, separated:

I guess it is different var; doesn't have as much white (or yellow as your 2nd does), and is growing much more open. Or maybe I am not growing it right?

Kara - they are slow growers. I have two which are over 10 years old, probably 15 years and still in a 20cm pot.

Rina - they will become more compact with age.

Yes, they are slow. There seem to be 2 different growth forms. One is more open, and the other takes the pinecone shape. Once they reach a certain size the growth picks up. The variegated one I got for free at a meeting. Somebody decided it was a lost cause because it had a lot of damaged leaves. I removed some of the damage and it seems to like me and has almost grown out of all the damage. You can see the last 3 bad leaves in the picture. It has taken about 2 years of patience. I think it is definitely worth the wait.

s g

Thank you.

aloebot

It looks great to me; damage is not distracting at all (unless you have to have 'Best in the show' :)