Agave obscura
Obscure Century Plant
Item #: 17733
Zones: 8a to 10b, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(syn: A. polycantha var. jalapensis) This collection of the rare (or should I say obscure) North American native agave hails from the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz, where it can be found on rocky, granite/basalt outcrops. This small 2' wide, rarely suckering, century plant forms a tight mound of green, small-spined leaves, topped when mature with a dramatic 15' tall flower spike of dark red flowers.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Agave
Flower Color: Red
Leaf Color: Green
Garden Themes: Southwest Garden Plants
Other: North American Native Plants , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Tropical Looking Plants , Xeriscaping Plants