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Agave lechuguilla |
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| | This spring's seedling, in October 2018 |
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| | Same crop of seedlings, September 2019 |
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| | March 2020 |
| Synonym(s) |
Agave lophantha var. poselgeri |
| Common name |
lechuguilla; tula ixtle |
| Family |
agavaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z7-10) |
| Size |
1-2' |
| Light |
sun |
From seed  |
germinates readily at room temperature with exposure to light
detailed seed-starting info below
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Yellow-green rosettes of spiny-tipped leathery leaves spend more than ten years storing up reserves to produce their piece de resistance, a 12-foot-tall flower stalk of purplish or yellowish flowers. So far they are slow-growing in our garden – see the progress of a plant growing in our rock garden in the photos above and below.
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| | July 2021 |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: Houston rock garden, rock garden zone About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Agave lechuguilla
- Seed from NARGS '17/'18 exchange. Baggy 70F with light (84%G, 5-11d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F with light (94%G, 5-7d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F with light (69%G, 8-14d)
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