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Agave yavapaiensis
Also called Yavapai Agave
Agave yavapaiensis is a small, blue-gray agave native to Yavapai County, Arizona, forming a rosette of succulent leaves about 60 to 70 cm across and producing many offsets. It is a drought-tolerant succulent that needs sharp drainage and plenty of sun.
Agave yavapaiensis, the Page Springs agave, is a perennial plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.
The species is only known from Yavapai County in Arizona. It grows primarily on rocky, igneous substrates, though it has been found on calcareous soils as well. It grows at altitudes of 1000–1700 m.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Agave yavapaiensis 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.
