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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Spread: 18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Other: The juice from many species of agave can cause acute contact dermatitis that produces reddening and blistering lasting approximately one to two weeks. Itching may recur up to a year later without a visible rash. Dried parts of the plants can be handled sa
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Other info: Sow in shallow pots with a well draining, sterile mix; 50/50 organic/inorganic of coarse perlite, pumice; sphagnum peat or good compost. Avoid manures. Irrigate from below by submerging in water to 1/2 height of pot. Provide bright, indirect light and a
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Offsets
Other: Bulbils
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Monocarpic

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Common names
  • Squid Agave
  • Maguey Huasteco
  • Maguey Araña
  • Century Plant
  • Spider Agave

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Photo by OrchidBob
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Location: Guanajuato, Mexico
Date: 2016-12-12
Location: University of Arizona Campus Farm, Tucson, Arizona 
Date: 2018-03-17
Squid Agave at the Tucson Village Farm
Photo by OrchidBob
Location: Monte juic
Date: 2019-04-25
Location: Desert Botanical Garden Phoenix Arizona
Date: 2016-01-04
Photo by OrchidBob
Photo by OrchidBob
Photo by robertduval14
Location: San Diego Botanic Garden
Date: 2018-07-15
Location: San Diego Botanic Garden
Date: 2018-07-15
Photo by OrchidBob
Photo by OrchidBob
Location: Guanajuato, Mexico
Date: 2016-12-12
Location: Desert Demonstration Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada,
Date: April 14, 2005
photo by Stan Shebs
Location: Botanic Garden La Concepcion Malaga
Date: 2017-05-13
Location: Botanic Garden La Concepcion Malaga
Date: 2017-05-13
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2016-01-09
Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Jan 2, 2024 11:11 PM concerning plant:
    Interesting medium-sized, spidery agave from the Sierra Madre Oriental in Mexico with narrow, recurved, rough-textured leaves bearing many fine teeth. Medium green to yellowish green. Relatively inoffensive, with no terminal spine. Slow growing. Solitary or offsetting behavior. Very striking in bloom (inflorescence to about 5 feet tall). Flowers lack a tube.

    From the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango at 600-1700m, often on limestone cliffs. Common names: maguey huasteco or maguey araña. From a group with A. ellemeetiana and A. guiengola. May enjoy more protection than other agaves in cultivation. May (sometimes) live on after flowering, unlike most agaves.

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