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Verde Valley Agave

Agave verdensis

Verde Valley Agave
Photo: brettaugust, CC BY 4.0

Agave verdensis, the Sacred Mountain agave, is a rosette-forming succulent perennial from rocky ground in Arizona, grown in dry, sunny gardens. The key to growing it is sharp drainage and plenty of sun.

Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings.
Soil
Fast-draining gritty or cactus mix, or rocky native soil.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below about 0 °C in most cases.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Arizona
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Agave verdensis, or the Sacred Mountain agave, is a perennial plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.

Where it grows

The species grows on rocky substrates in Coconino and Yavapai counties in Arizona at altitudes between 900 and 1500 m.

Other Agave plants

American century plant · Century plant · Fox Tail Agave · Cow's Horn Agave · Agave colorata · Thread Agave · Henequen · Agave guadalajarana · Black Spined Agave · Agave maculata · Murphey's century plant · Palmer's century plant

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Agave verdensis 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.

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