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Agave palmeri
Also called Palmer Agave
Palmer's century plant is one of the largest agaves, forming a rosette of thick, spiky leaves up to about 1.2 m long and sending up a flower spike that can reach 5 m. It is very tolerant of heat, drought and cold once established, but needs a large pot or open ground with room to grow.
Agave palmeri (also known as Palmer's century plant) is an especially large member of the genus Agave, in the family Asparagaceae.
The plant is frequently cultivated as an ornamental in other regions. It requires a large pot but is very tolerant of a wide range of conditions, including temperatures of around −10 °C.
The plant is native to southern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, Sonora and Chihuahua. It can be found in dry, rocky areas.
The plant was used by Native Americans for food, drink, fiber, soap, medicine and to make lances.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Agave palmeri 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.
