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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: Glaucous
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 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: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Monocarpic

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Common names
  • Maguey Chato
  • Century Plant
  • Maguey

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Location: Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, CA
Date: 2018-04-28
Location: Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek , CA. 
Date: 2018-04-28
Location: Baja California
Date: 2024-04-17
Baby got teeth (6 inch pot)
Uploaded by mcvansoest
Location: Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory, Baltimore, Maryland
Uploaded by robertduval14
Location: Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ.
Date: 2015-01-11
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Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Jun 23, 2019 5:56 PM concerning plant:
    Small glaucous green or bluish gray agave from Guadalajara, Jalisco. Very attractive, compact plant with closely spaced leaves. Uncommon in cultivation. Usually solitary. Spines are longer and mammillate margins more pronounced on the upper third of each leaf. Young spines may be orange to reddish brown in color. Habitat experiences a dry season from January to May and most of its ample (38 inches/year) rainfall from June through September. This plant was formerly distributed as A. megalacantha and is a relative of parrasana (Coahuila) and parryi (northeastern Mexico into AZ and NM), with a branched inflorescence. Occasionally confused with parrasana and potatorum (a more distant relative) in the trade.

    Much better form and color in strong light.

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