Perennials, Tropicals > Agave > Agave victoriae-reginae > Agave victoriae-reginae
Agave victoriae-reginae
Queen Victoria Agave
Origin: Northern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon).
| Family |
| Asparagaceae |
| Genus |
| Agave |
| Species |
| victoriae-reginae |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9a - 11b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H2 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -10 - 10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 15 - 20 |
| Height |
| 10 - 50 cm |
| Spread |
| 10 - 50 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| Landscape |
| Beds and borders, patio containers, mass clump plantings, indoor containers or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Prefers well-drained, neutral sandy or loamy soils in full sun to partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Clumping rosette-forming. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Prone to scale. |
| Habitat |
| Dry plains and rocky slopes. |
| Leaf Description |
| Sculptured geometrical leaves that are slightly rounded at the ends. |
| Colour Description |
| Sage green to deep green leaves. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America. Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by offsets (pups) taken in spring or autumn. |
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