1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Grass
1.3 Origin
Western United States, Southwestern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Europe, Asia
1.4 Types
Agave americana
Agave angustifolia
Agave shawii
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Hardwood forests, Hillside, Humid climates, Rocky Ridges, wastelands
Grassland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1.5 Plant Color
1.5.1 Flower Color
1.5.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.5.3 Fruit Color
1.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring
1.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Light Green
1.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall
1.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter
1.6 Shape
1.6.1 Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Grass like
1.7 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
Not Available
Clay, Loam, Sand
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Spring, Summer
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
3.6 Sun Exposure
3.7 Pruning
Remove deadheads, Requires little pruning
Prune to control growth
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen
3.9 Pests and Diseases
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
4.12 Allergy
Not Available
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.2.1 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
5.4 Plant Benefits
5.4.1 Medicinal Uses
constipation, Gastrointestinal disorders
No Medicinal Use
5.4.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem
Whole plant
5.4.3 Other Uses
Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used in making beverages
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
5.5 Used As Indoor Plant
5.6 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.7 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
AGAVE
ALOPECURUS pratensis
6.2 Common Name
Century plant
Meadow Foxtail
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
6.2.4 In Spanish
Agave
pradera de cola de zorra
6.2.5 In Greek
6.2.6 In Portuguese
6.2.7 In Polish
6.2.8 In Latin
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Not Available
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
7.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
7.9 Subfamily
7.10 Number of Species