Agave polyphylla, Agave Desmettiana – Agave lurida

General Landscape Uses: Accent and specimen plant Ecological Restoration Notes: Not recommended Description: A medium-sized agave forming a dense, globose rosette. The leaves are straight, narrow, and stiff, typically a pale glaucous green to grey-blue. The leaf margins are lined with small, sharp teeth, and each leaf ends in a dark, formidable terminal spine. Dimensions: Height 3 – 4 ft.; Spread 3 – 4 ft. Growth Rate: Slow Native Range: Mexico Native Habitats: Dry, rocky slopes and deciduous tropical forests in semi-arid regions. Soils: Well-drained, rock, sand Nutritional Requirements: Low Salt Water Tolerance: Low Salt Wind Tolerance: High Drought Tolerance: High Light Requirements: Full Sun Flower Color: Greenish-yellow Flower Characteristics: A tall, branched inflorescence (pole) that can reach 10–15 feet in height. Like most agaves, the mother plant is monocarpic and will die after the flowering event. Flowering Season: Occurs once at maturity (usually 10 years). Fruit: Woody capsules containing flat black seeds, though it also frequently produces bulbils on the flower stalk. Wildlife and Ecology: The tall flower spikes provide a high-energy nectar source for bats, bees, and hummingbirds. Horticultural Notes: Propagated by offshoots Comments: