Family: Asparagaceae

Genus: Agave

Species: americana

Cultivar / variety: Marginata

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001019

Common name: American Aloe

English name: Century plant

Arabic name: اجاف امريكانا مارجيناتا

Native: Mexico - Texas

Country: Mexico Texas

(PGR): Rare

Is a Large, sculptural succulent with rosettes of thick, leaves gray green, pointed that end in sharp spines flower spike that appears late in the plant's life

ornamental, fodder. medicinally, agriculturally and for erosion control

Texture: Clay Enriched soil Fertile Loam Sandy

Fertility: High

Drainage: Well drained

Topography: Desert

Salinity: Low

Water Sources: Moderate Water

Climates: Mediterranean

Lights: Full sun Light shade

Propagation: Seeds- offsets

Flowering time: The common name "century plant" stems from its semelparous nature of flowering only once at the end of its long life.After flowering, the plant dies but produces adventitious shoots from the base, allowing its growth to continue.[8] Although it is called the century plant, it typically lives only 10 to 30 years.

Zone: 8 : 11

pH range: 6.1-7.8

Status: Least concern

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Succulent

Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

Collecting Sources: Seed company

Plant Uses: Erosion control Food Ornamental

Plant Populations density: Cultivated

Vegetation types: Evergreen

pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral