• Blue Agave Century Plant ~ Agave Americana ~ Hardy Desert Succulent ~ Blue Century Plant Pups Bulbils from Arizona
  • Blue Agave Century Plant ~ Agave Americana ~ Hardy Desert Succulent ~ Blue Century Plant Pups Bulbils from Arizona
  • Blue Agave Century Plant ~ Agave Americana ~ Hardy Desert Succulent ~ Blue Century Plant Pups Bulbils from Arizona
  • Blue Agave Century Plant ~ Agave Americana ~ Hardy Desert Succulent ~ Blue Century Plant Pups Bulbils from Arizona
  • Blue Agave Century Plant ~ Agave Americana ~ Hardy Desert Succulent ~ Blue Century Plant Pups Bulbils from Arizona
  • Blue Agave Century Plant ~ Agave Americana ~ Hardy Desert Succulent ~ Blue Century Plant Pups Bulbils from Arizona
  • Blue Agave Century Plant ~ Agave Americana ~ Hardy Desert Succulent ~ Blue Century Plant Pups Bulbils from Arizona
  • Blue Agave Century Plant ~ Agave Americana ~ Hardy Desert Succulent ~ Blue Century Plant Pups Bulbils from Arizona
  • Blue Agave Century Plant ~ Agave Americana ~ Hardy Desert Succulent ~ Blue Century Plant Pups Bulbils from Arizona
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Blue Agave Century Plant ~ Agave Americana ~ Hardy Desert Succulent ~ Blue Century Plant Pups Bulbils from Arizona

Blue Agave Century Plant ~ Agave Americana ~ Hardy Desert Succulent ~ Blue Century Plant Pups Bulbils from Arizona

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Century Plant Agave ~ Blue Agave Americana ~ Hardy Desert Succulent ~ Blue Century Plant Pups Bulbils from Arizona

Agave americana, commonly known as the century plant, maguey, or American aloe, is a flowering plant species belonging to the family Asparagaceae. It is native to Mexico and the United States, specifically Texas. This plant is widely cultivated worldwide for its ornamental value and has become naturalized in various regions, including Southern California, the West Indies, South America, the Mediterranean Basin, Africa, the Canary Islands, India, China, Thailand, and Australia. Despite being called "American aloe" in common parlance, Agave americana is not a member of the same family as Aloe, although it falls under the same order, Asparagales.

The common name "century plant" stems from its semelparous nature of flowering only once at the end of its long life. After flowering, the plant dies but produces adventitious shoots from the base, allowing its growth to continue. Although it is called the century plant, it typically lives only 10 to 30 years. It has a spread around 1.8–3.0 m (6–10 ft) with gray-green leaves measuring 0.9–1.5 m (3–5 ft) in length. Each with a prickly margin and a heavy spike at the tip that can pierce deeply. Towards the end of its life, the plant produces a tall, branched stalk adorned with yellow blossoms, which can reach a height of 8–9 m (25–30 ft).

A. americana is cultivated as an ornamental plant, particularly valued for its large, dramatic mature form. It is often found in modernist, xeriscapes (drought-tolerant), and desert-style cactus gardens. It is popularly used in hot climates and areas prone to drought. The plant's presence can evoke the ambiance of 18th- to 19th-century Spanish colonial and Mexican provincial areas in the Southwestern United States, California, and xeric regions of Mexico. In dry beach gardens in Florida and coastal areas of the Southeastern United States, it is a favored choice for landscaping.[citation needed]

When grown as a houseplant, A. americana is tolerant of light levels ranging from direct sunlight to shade and requires minimal watering. It undergoes a winter resting period at temperatures around 10 to 12 °C (50 to 54 °F). It thrives in a highly porous, sandy potting soil, should be allowed to dry out between waterings, and should be repotted annually in the spring.

The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognizes two subspecies and two varieties of A. americana. Additionally, there are several cultivars, including 'Marginata,' 'Mediopicta,' 'Mediopicta Alba,' 'Mediopicta Aurea,' 'Striata,' and 'Variegata.' Some of these cultivars, along with the parent species, have received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

In theory at least, the flowers, nectar, immature flowering stem and the centre of the rosette of all Agave species is edible and, with proper preparation, can provide a sweet, tasty foodstuff. Some species, however, contain relatively high levels of saponins (which makes them taste bitter) and some other compounds which can cause bellyache, and so these would only be eaten in times of desperation. In addition, many people may find these foods to be strongly laxative the first few times they eat them.
Other uses found here: https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Agave+americana

*some info from Wikipedia*

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