Common names:
Tufted Agave
Maguey Viejito
Century Plant
Maguey
Hair-Tipped Century Plant

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 5b
Leaves: Other
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Nocturnal
Suitable Locations: Espalier
Uses: Will Naturalize
Resistances: Tolerates foot traffic
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Suitable for wintersowing
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Offsets
Bulbs: libsBlu
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Monoecious
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

potted specimen, taken at 2019 CSSA show

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