Perennials, Tropicals > Agave > Agave lophantha > Agave lophantha
Agave lophantha
Thorncrest Century Plant
Origin: Native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.
| Family |
| Asparagaceae |
| Genus |
| Agave |
| Species |
| lophantha |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8b-11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 - 10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 - 50 |
| Height |
| 0.6 - 1.0 m |
| Spread |
| 0.3 - 0.6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Focal point, barrier plant for partially shaded to sunny sites in large desert gardens and xeric landscape design themes. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun to light shade and irrigate occasionally to very little. |
| Shape |
| Upright rosette. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Root rot if soil is wet. |
| Habitat |
| Chihuahuan desert, south Texas into Chihuahua. |
| Leaf Description |
| Saw-like flat leaves grow from a dense rosette base and spiral outwards. dark green leaves, with yellow edges and a pale green strip down the middle; the leaves are also accented with dark red teeth lining the sides. |
| Flower Description |
| Greenish yellow flowers on a stalk which can reach 3.5 metres tall. |
| Texture Description |
| Leaf tips are dangerously rigid and sharp and can can cause injury. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| Seed and division of basal offshoots. |
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