General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Tuberose
  • Century Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Agave polianthes
  • Synonym: Polianthes tuberosa

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Location: Summeville, SC
Pink Sapphire
Comments:
  • Posted by Xeramtheum (Summerville, SC - Zone 8a) on Jul 7, 2017 11:44 AM concerning plant:
    Pink Sapphire seems to bloom more readily than The Pearl.
Plant Events from our members
DeweyRooter On April 11, 2023 Transplanted
Planted in pet memorial bed
DeweyRooter On April 8, 2023 Obtained plant
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