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Agave loferox 'Stairway to Heaven' |
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| Common name |
century plant |
| Family |
agavaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z7b-10) |
| Size |
36" |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
well drained soil, drought-tolerant |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature with exposure to light
detailed seed-starting info below
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Offspring of A. lophantha and A. x pseudoferox, resulting in a sturdy agave with interestingly upturned leaf tips on a fast-growing plant. The main plant grows about three foot tall; when flowers arrive after quite a few years they appear on stalks up to 20 foot tall.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: left fence nursery area About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Agave loferox 'Stairway to Heaven'
- Seed from NARGS '18/'19 exchange. Baggy 70F with light (36%G, 6-8d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F with light (13%G, 10d)
- Seed from NARGS '20/'21 exchange. Baggy 70F with light (68%G, 6-18d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F with light (67%G, 6-9d)
Seed for 'Hacksaw' from NARGS '22/'23 exchange. Baggy 70F with light (94%G, 7-20d)
- Seed for 'Hacksaw' from NARGS '22/'23 exchange. Baggy 70F with light (70%G, 8-25d)
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