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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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 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: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Monocarpic

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Common names
  • Soap Agave
  • Amole
  • Agave
  • Century Plant
  • Maguey

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Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, AZ.
Date: 2015-01-18
Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Jan 23, 2022 7:01 PM concerning plant:
    Solitary or profusely offsetting agave from hot, dry, coastal/lowland areas of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. Leaves are relatively straight, narrow, toothless, and few in number per rosette.

    This species (related to vilmoriniana, but with straighter, narrower, flatter leaves) produces a densely flowered inflorescence and is reported to generate half a million (or more) seeds per flowering event. Unlike vilmoriniana, it does not produce bulbils. The two species are said to intergrade where they meet in habitat.

    Known as amole in its Mexican home and used locally for washing.

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