First Description

Wochenschrift des Vereines zur Beförderung des Gartenbaues in den Königlich Preussischen Staaten 3: 28, 1860

Synonyms

Agave amoena Hort. ex Lemaire ex Jacobi (1865)
    (Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 21: 120, 1865)

Agave bourgaei Trelease (1920)
    (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23: 131, 1920)

Agave crenata Jacobi (1866)
    (Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 22: 176, 1866)

Agave fenzliana Jacobi (1866)
    (Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 22: 170, 1866)

Agave heterodon Hort. ex Berger

Agave megalacantha Hemsley (1880)
    (Diagnoses Plantarum Novarum Mexicanarum 3: 55, 1880)

Agave mescal Ellemeet ex Koch (1865)
    (Wochenschrift des Vereines zur Beförderung des Gartenbaues in den Königlich Preussischen Staaten 8: 94, 1865)

Agave reginae Hort. ex Berger (1912)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 340-342, 1982

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Agave

Section

Crenatae

Diameter

up to 300cm

Inflorescence

Flower Color

yellow

Flowering Time

January - February

Reproduction

seed

Common Name

Maguey bruto

Natural Location

Occurrence

Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacan, Mexico, Hidalgo, Distrito Federal, Morelos, Puebla

Remarks

Very variable species, Agave hookeri (Jacobi sensu Gentry) seems to be the same species (BU)

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny to half shady

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep frost free

Soil

keep moderately moist

Outdoor

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Hydration

Hardiness