Perennials, Tropicals > Agave > Agave de-meesteriana > Agave de-meesteriana
Agave de-meesteriana
Smooth Agave, Dwarf Century Plant, Century Plant, Maguey
Origin: Mexico.
| Family |
| Asparagaceae |
| Genus |
| Agave |
| Species |
| de-meesteriana |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Agave desmetiana |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H1c |
| Height |
| 0.6 - 0.9 m |
| Spread |
| 0.9 - 1.2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Borders, rock gardens, and container planting. |
| Shape |
| Upright rosette. |
| Leaf Description |
| A dense rosette of thick, rigid, fleshy, linear to lance-shaped, dark blue-green leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| A single, red, terminal spine, and erect panicles of pale yellow flowers. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By offsets and seed. |
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