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Agave colorata is a blue-grey succulent agave from rocky desert and dry scrub in Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico. Give it full sun, very sharp drainage and little water.
Agave colorata, the mezcal cenizo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is native to Sonora and southwestern Sinaloa in Mexico. A succulent reaching 1 to 1.5 m (3 to 5 ft), it is typically found on rocky outcrops in desert or dry scrubland at elevations from 50 to 500 m (200 to 1,600 ft). It has been assessed as Least Concern. Valued as an ornamental for its blue-grey leaves, it is available from commercial suppliers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Agave colorata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
