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Accepted Scientific Name: Agave angustifolia Haw.
Syn. Pl. Succ. 1: 72. 1812
Synonyms:
- Agave cuspidata Baker
Agave angustifolia Haw.
Syn. Pl. Succ. 1: 72. 1812
Synonymy: 63
- Agave angustifolia Haw.
- Agave aboriginum Trel.
- Agave angustifolia var. deweyana (Trel.) Gentry
- Agave deweyana Trel.
- Agave vivipara var. deweyana (Trel.) P.I.Forst.
- Agave angustifolia var. letonae (F.W.Taylor ex Trel.) Gentry
- Agave letonae Trel.
- Agave vivipara var. letonae (F.W.Taylor ex Trel.) P.I.Forst.
- Agave angustifolia var. marginata hort. ex Gentry
- Agave letonae var. marginata Trel.
- Agave vivipara cv. marginata (hort. ex Gentry) P.I.Forst.
- Agave angustifolia var. nivea (Trel.) Gentry
- Agave nivea Trel.
- Agave vivipara var. nivea (Trel.) P.I.Forst.
- Agave angustifolia var. rubescens (Salm-Dyck) P.I.Forst.
- Agave angustifolia subs. rubescens (Salm-Dyck) Valenz.-Zap. & Nabhan
- Agave rubescens Salm-Dyck
- Agave vivipara var. rubescens (Salm-Dyck) P.I.Forst.
- Agave angustifolia var. sargentii Trel.
- Agave vivipara var. sargentii (Trel.) P.I.Forst.
- Agave angustifolia var. variegata Trel.
- Agave vivipara cv. variegata (Trel.) P.I.Forst.
- Agave bergeri Trel. ex A.Berger
- Agave breedlovei Gentry
- Agave costaricana Gentry
- Agave cuspidata Baker
- Agave donnell-smithii Trel.
- Agave elongata Jacobi
- Agave endlichiana Trel.
- Agave erubescens Ellemeet
- Agave excelsa Jacobi
- Agave ixtli var. excelsa (Jacobi) A.Terracc.
- Agave flavovirens Jacobi
- Agave houlletii Jacobi
- Agave ixtli Karw. ex Salm-Dyck
- Agave ixtlioides Hook.f.
- Agave jacquiniana Schult. & Schult.f.
- Agave lurida var. jacquiniana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Ker Gawl. ex Hemsl.
- Agave vera-cruz var. jacquiniana (Schult.) Asch. & Graebner
- Agave kirchneriana A.Berger
- Agave lespinassei Trel.
- Agave lurida Jacq.
- Agave owenii I.M.Johnst.
- Agave pacifica Trel.
- Agave panamana Trel.
- Agave prainiana A.Berger
- Agave prolifera Schott ex Standl.
- Agave punctata Kunth
- Agave rigida Spin
- Agave rigida Mill.
- Furcraea rigida (Mill.) Haw.
- Agave rigida var. elongata Anonymus
- Agave rigida var. longifolia Engelm.
- Agave serrulata Karw.
- Agave sicifolia Trel.
- Agave sobolifera var. serrulata A.Terracc.
- Agave spectabilis Tod.
- Agave theoxmuliana Karw. ex M.Roem.
- Agave vivipara var. woodrowii hort. ex A.Berger
- Agave wightii J.R.Drumm. & Prain
- Agave yaquiana Trel.
- Agave yxtli Karw. ex Don
- Agave zapupe Trel.
Agave angustifolia var. pes-mulae (Trel.) Valenz.-Zap. & Nabhan
Tequila Nat. Cult. Hist. 101. 2003
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Cultivation and Propagation: It is a stunning specimen plant for containers or a well drained spot in the garden. It tend to be slow grower, but worth the effort. Grow it in porous soil with adequate drainage. Itdo well in full sun or a lightly shaded area. Water thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch. In winter watering this plant can be done once every 1-2 months, there is no need to mist the leaves. It is theoretically hardy to -3° C, particularly when dry but it is best to avoid severe freezing temperatures. Heat Tolerance: good
Propagation: Relatively easy to propagate by seeds or by suckers (if available) Remove the basal suckers in spring or summer and let the cuttings dry for a few days before inserting in compost.. only problem is the logistics of getting to the suckers - very sharp spines and suckers usually right up against, or underneath the mother plant.
Uses: These striking plants are wonderful when used for accent or simply to provide some all year round foliage colour and often used in a pot as a patio plant, they make an eye-catching statement and along with other evergreen plants in pots, can be moved around to change the scenery or position to give more shelter.Uses: These striking plants are wonderful when used for accent or simply to provide some all year round foliage colour and often used in a pot as a patio plant, they make an eye-catching statement and along with other evergreen plants in pots, can be moved around to change the scenery or position to give more shelter.
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