Family: asparagaceae
Common name(s): Century Plant
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 7b~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 (on archive.org) - 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 (zone 8-11) (10 photos)
- Plant Delights Nursery: Agave americana 'Junction' - Catalog page with photo, horticultural basics, and descriptive blurb. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 7b-10) (1 photo). Also a page for 'Marshmallow Cream'.
- PlantzAfrica - Features South African plants, with photos, description, distribution and ecology, and uses. (17 photos)
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)
Is a synonym for Agave americana subsp. americana
Common name(s): Agave, Century Plant, American Aloe, Maguey
Synonym(s): Agave americana subsp. protoamericana Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 8 - 11
Links
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)
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