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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
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. Provide bright, indirect light and a transparent cover to retain moisture.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Offsets
Other: Bulbils
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Monocarpic

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Common names
  • Caribbean Agave
  • Narrowleaf Agave
  • Agave
  • Century Plant
  • Maguey

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Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2024-10-25
In a neighbors garden
Location: Encinitas, California 
Date: 2019-05-08
Uploaded by mcvansoest
Location: Hyderabad, India
Date: 2008-05-27
Image by J M Garg;  GFDL via wikimedia commons.
Location: Rio de Janeiro town, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-04
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: August 2019
stalk full of babies
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: July 2012
mature plant with majestic bloom stalk
Uploaded by SongofJoy
Uploaded by SongofJoy
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2012-08-08
For awhile this plant was in a huge container, but eventually it
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