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Agave horrida


Mexcalmetl




Origin:  Southeastern Mexico.
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Agave
Species
horrida
Category
Tropicals
Height
30 - 60 cm
Spread
30 - 60 cm
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
Cultivation
Agave horrida is drought tolerant and needs well-drained soil with very little watering. It can also manage well with full sun exposure and is heat tolerant.
Shape
A small rosette-forming succulent to 30 - 45 cm tall with dark green leaves and large dark spines on the leaf margins.
Growth
Slow
Pests
Deer resistant.
Habitat
Throughout the desert across southwestern North America
Notable Specimens
Desert Botanical Gardens, Pheonix, Arizona, United States of America.
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