Mazhar Botanic Garden

Agave potatorum Zucc.

Butterfly agave

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001038
Common name: Butterfly agave
English name: Verschaffelt agave
Arabic name: اجاف بوتاتورم
Native: Mexico
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Rare

Small Agave, growing solitary or slowly clumping leaves pale gray, silvery white, flat spathulate 30 cm long, edge fringe of short sharp, dark spines and ending needle of up to 4 cm long flowers yellow in spike 30-60 cm long

Ornamental agave. source of food, drink, and medicine.

Agave verschaffeltii Lem

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Texture: Calcareous Clay Heavy clay Loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, offsets
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Vulnerable threatened
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Succulent
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Shop garden
Plant Uses: Food Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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