First Description

Gardeners' Chronicles, ser. 3, 6: 639, 1889

Synonyms

Agave americana var. franzosinii Sprenger (1885)
    (Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 9: 130, 1885)

Agave beaulueriana Jacobi (1868)
    (Nachtraege I in Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1868: 25, 1868)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 290-291, 1982

Joachim Thiede: Proposal to conserve the name Agave franzosinii against A. beaulueriana (Asparagaceae/Agavaceae), 2017

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Agave

Section

Agave

Diameter

up to 450cm

Inflorescence

Flower Color

yellow

Flowering Time

Reproduction

suckers, seed

Common Name

Natural Location

Occurrence

Cultivated only

Remarks

Probably a spontaneous mutation of Agave americana

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny to half shady

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 6°C / 43°F

Soil

keep totally dry

Outdoor

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