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Agave americana

Family: asparagaceae
Common name(s): Century Plant
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 8~9 - 10~11

General resources

Links for Agave americana

  • BBC Gardening - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses. (1 photo). Also a page for 'Marginata'.
  • Cal's Plant of the Week - Profile for plant, primarily relating to pot culture, with notes on culture and propagation. (zone 8-10) (1 photo)
  • Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 8-11) (26 photos)
  • Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 9)
  • Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 8-11) (2 photos)
  • Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (4 varieties in database) (4 photos)
  • Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation. (51 photos)
  • Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 8-10) (3 photos)
  • North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (10 photos)
  • Plant Delights Nursery: Agave americana 'Junction' - Catalog page with photo, horticultural basics, and descriptive blurb. (additional pages for other varieties) (1 photo). Also a page for 'Marshmallow Cream'.
  • PlantzAfrica - Features South African plants, with photos, description, distribution and ecology, and uses. (17 photos)

Agave americana subsp. americana

Common name(s): Agave, Century Plant, American Aloe, Maguey
Synonym(s): Agave americana var. expansa
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 8 - 11

Links

  • Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 8-11) (26 photos)
  • Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (7 photos)
  • Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation. (additional pages for other varieties)

Agave americana var. expansa

Is a synonym for Agave americana subsp. americana

Agave americana subsp. protamericana

Common name(s): Agave, Century Plant, American Aloe, Maguey
Synonym(s): Agave americana subsp. protoamericana
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 8 - 11

Links

Agave americana var. striata

Common name(s): Agave, Century Plant, American Aloe, Maguey
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 8 - 11

Links

  • Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 8-11) (26 photos)

Last updated:20 Dec 2023