Landscape | Container plant. |
Propagation | Propagate by removing offsets (pups). |
Cultivation | Well-drained. Light shade or morning sun. |
Notable Specimens | Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
Habitat | Agave gypsophila is understory species found in rocky ravines and gullies in tropical deciduous thorn forest. Soils are calcerous or gypseous rock. Found from 370 - 960 metres above sea level. |
Leaf Description | Single rosette of wavy foliage. Linear with narrowly spaced teeth along the undulating margin. Young leaves clasp together in a tube-like shape before curving down and becoming more wavy. Creating a fountain-like effect. Can reach up to 2 m in height. |
Flower Description | Infrequent flowering can occur. Panicles are 2 - 3 m tall. |
Colour Description | Young leaves are a pale greyish-green and become more grey in colour as it matures. Flowers are yellow. |
Texture Description | Leaves are very brittle when young. |