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Agave horrida
Mexcalmetl
Origin: Southeastern Mexico.
| Family |
| Asparagaceae |
| Genus |
| Agave |
| Species |
| horrida |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Height |
| 30 - 60 cm |
| Spread |
| 30 - 60 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Agave horrida is drought tolerant and needs well-drained soil with very little watering. It can also manage well with full sun exposure and is heat tolerant. |
| Shape |
| A small rosette-forming succulent to 30 - 45 cm tall with dark green leaves and large dark spines on the leaf margins. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Deer resistant. |
| Habitat |
| Throughout the desert across southwestern North America |
| Notable Specimens |
| Desert Botanical Gardens, Pheonix, Arizona, United States of America. |
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