Common names:
Maguey Pulquero
Century Plant
Yavi Incoyo
Giant Agave
Maguey de Pulque

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Tree
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences:Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 9a
Leaves:Other
Fruit:Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers:Blooms on new wood
Underground structures:Bulb
Suitable Locations:Houseplant
Uses:Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant:Bees
Birds
Hummingbirds
Resistances:Fire Resistant
Tolerates dry shade
Toxicity:Leaves are poisonous: af v t ltn enlr a Inaanpntueg thgetdcnepcretirTelrsnraegt tdixr etuj ol sd neodaedrcwtpmeb ysoi adhbhessiia irotDstecmseuom urs ha tc phsnlngpy o fw hdospa yeto fa toatbe rniniv riae iuhc pey senedge rktac csratac a tieuamo.aaceumaoita a aiwsil.cle
Propagation: Seeds:Scarify seeds
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Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip: isbuBll
Corms
Containers:Prefers to be under-potted
Miscellaneous:Monoecious
Carnivorous
Conservation status:Extinct (EX)

Century plant #174 nn; LHB p.238, 34-1-? "From Greek word for adm

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