Agave difformis 'Huntington'

Deformed Century Plant

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Item #: 13005

Zones: 8a to 10b, at least

Dormancy: Evergreen

Height: 18" tall

Culture: Sun to Part Sun

Origin: Mexico

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


Agave difformis, a close cousin of the more commonly grown Agave lophantha, resides at 5,000-6,000' in Hidalgo and San Luis Potosi States in north central Mexico. Agave difformis forms 18" tall x 2' wide, offsetting rosettes of long, thin green leaves with a large terminal spine and a few smaller spines along the leaf edge. The leaves of some seedlings are often wavy, and some also show a central stripe of muted silver...each seedling varies. Our plants are seed grown from the superb specimen at the Huntington Botanical Garden (HBG 26648) in California, which graciously shared seed.