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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
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
  • King Ferdinand Agave
  • Century Plant
  • Maguey
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Agave nickelsiae
  • Synonym: Agave ferdinandi-regis

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Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
mislabeled
Location: Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, Ca. 
Date: 2018-04-28
Location: Mesa, AZ.
Date: 2018-10-02
Location: San Marino, CA
Date: 2020-01-18
taken at the Huntington Botanical Gardens, California
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2008-11-06
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2008-11-06
Location: Holmes Beach FL
Date: 2015-01-26
Location: Holmes Beach FL
Date: 2014-12-07
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Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on May 3, 2019 6:47 PM concerning plant:
    One of two so-called royal agaves, attractive long-lived ornamental plants whose leaves feature white markings and sharp terminal spines. Blue-green leaves. Native to southeastern Coahuila, Mexico. Small to medium sized and slow growing. Solitary or offsetting. One of the parents of "Sharkskin" and related hybrids with asperrima; also hybridizes with lechuguilla in habitat. Inflorescence is unbranched. The King Ferdinand agave was formerly known as A. ferdinandi-regis and as a variety of A. victoriae-reginae, but the name A. nickelsiae is currently accepted. This plant is less common in cultivation than the other royal agave, the Queen Victoria agave. Sun loving and drought tolerant.
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