Mazhar Botanic Garden

Agave univittata Haw.

Thorn-Crested Agave

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000741
English name: Thorn-Crested Agave
Arabic name: اجاف هتيراكاثا
Native: Southern North America- Texas- Mexico
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Common

Evergreen clump-forming, stemless, succulent plant producing a rosette of leaves that can be 30 - 60 cm tall, dark green, slightly convex  leaves to 45 cm long, sharp terminal spines and sharp, curved  marginal spines

Ornamental. source of fiber. The plant is used for making mescal.

Agave heteracantha Zucc

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Texture: Adaptable Chalk Clay Enriched soil Heavy clay Sandy Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Drought-tolerant plant Medium Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds , offsets and suckers, Bulbils
Flowering time: After several years of growth, a flowering stem that can be around 3 - 5 meters tall is produced, after which the rosette will die.
Zone: 8 : 10
pH range: 6.5 -7.5

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