| Plant Habit: | Cactus/Succulent |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry |
| Plant Height: | 6 to 8 feet tall at mature flowering size, inflorescence up to 25-30 feet tall. |
| Plant Spread: | 10-12 feet circumference, offsets prolifically so will take up more space with pups. |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Other: Leaves have a large sharp terminal spine and when young often have tiny teeth that go away as the plant ages or only extent about halfway up the leaves. |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Flower Time: | Other: Mine have all flower in mid summer but have seen them flower from late spring to late summer |
| Inflorescence Height: | 25-30 feet - so tall that summer storms in AZ often knock the inflorescence over. |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Tolerates dry shade 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 Stolons and runners Offsets Other: Bulbils |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth Monocarpic |
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