General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Tuberose
  • Century Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Agave polianthes
  • Synonym: Polianthes tuberosa
Also sold as:
  • Yello Baby

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-08-31
#pollination
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-08-29
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-06-09
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-08-29
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-08-19
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-04-12
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-06-09
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-08-29
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-08-29
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-08-29
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-08-29
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Sep 1, 2015 10:19 AM concerning plant:
    This new cultivar isn't as yellow as the title would imply but is a yellowish-white. Height about a foot and a half, less than typical Mexican tuberoses. Grown in a pot to be overwintered dry in the basement. Single flower form. Kind of a novelty plant that I enjoyed growing.
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