Agave americana
Native to Mexico and now widely naturalised in dry regions around the Mediterranean, Agave americana is a succulent forming a large rosette of thick, lance-shaped, grey-green leaves with a waxy bloom, spiny margins, and a sharp terminal spike. Monocarpic, it flowers only once, typically between 10 and 25 years of age, sending up an erect flowering stalk 5 to 9 metres tall bearing numerous greenish-yellow flowers in panicles, before dying. It thrives in poor, very well-drained soil, in full sun, and tolerates both drought and light frost.
- Family :Agavaceae
- Growth :winter grower
- Flowering height :0-15 cm
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Growth :January (sem. 1-4), February (sem. 1-4), March (sem. 1-4), April (sem. 1-4), May (sem. 1-4), June (sem. 1-4), July (sem. 1-4), August (sem. 1-4), September (sem. 1-4), October (sem. 1-4), November (sem. 1-4), December (sem. 1-4)