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American Century Plant |
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Century Plant |
| Plant Habit: | Cactus/Succulent |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Plant Height: | 4-6 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 8-10 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light 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. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Division Offsets |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bats |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth Monocarpic |
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| Posted by sheryl (Hot, hot, hot, Feenix, AZ - Zone 9b) on Nov 6, 2013 9:50 PM This is one of the most widely planted Agave species in the Southwest of the United States There are at least three different cultivars; A. americana 'Marginata', A. americana var. medio-picta, and A. americana var. striata - all three having various stripes of different colors (green, yellow and creamy white) than the glaucous blue of the species. [ Reply to this comment | |
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| Show off your Agave pictures here. by Stush2019 | Sep 18, 2018 9:15 AM | 82 |
| Need help with a Cactus by cuzzx | Jul 7, 2018 4:32 PM | 5 |
| Photo page photo mismatches by skopjecollection | Jul 9, 2018 11:09 AM | 43 |
| Aloe plant help advice needed by Larmour86 | Jun 23, 2018 7:42 PM | 4 |
| Anyone know what this is? by Tamgerine | Jun 6, 2018 4:51 PM | 3 |
| Tiny pups of big Agave Rooted, Yipeee by lauriebasler | Feb 13, 2018 11:21 AM | 6 |
| Is there hope for my American Agave? by P_ro02 | Jan 10, 2018 2:16 PM | 6 |
| Sempervivum Chat & photos 2018 by CDsSister | Sep 23, 2018 1:22 AM | 2,786 |
| Cactus and tender succulents chat by Baja_Costero | Sep 23, 2018 7:26 AM | 2,247 |
| What is this? by Aznkobee | May 13, 2017 3:28 PM | 3 |
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