Agavaceae Family

 Agave attenuata

Origin:  Mexico, Jalisco. It grows to a great extent in the wild of Australia. The name “Agave” comes from the Greek and means “admirable”. The A. attenuata makes honor to the name of its genus.

Plant Description:  Composed of 30 leaves that form an ample rosette of up to 1 m of diameter. The leaves of about 80 cm in length when they are adult, with a bluish greenish color, are fine and velvet, without presence of thorns or stings.

Depending on the light they vary the tones of its leaves

Flowers:  Gorgeous floral tube of up to 4 ms of height, with flowers of about 8 cm in length and yellow. After the flowering the plant dies, but it emits numerous shoots from the base and the inflorescence.

At first the stem of the inflorescence grows vertical soon to fall

Forming groups of a spectacular beauty

Inflorescence in detail

Growth:  Vigorous.

Culture:  Ph 6.  Full sun.  Generous irrigations in summer. Delicate plants with low temperatures. The frosts produce burns to them and with a certain intensity can kill the plants.