CENTURY PLANT

Botanical name :

Agave americana

Common name : 
Century plant, blue agave
Ornamental description:

Size of thye mature plant:

6 feet 6" aprox.

Plantation: Summer

Growth: Slow

Space between plants: 7 feet

Watering: Low

Sun light: 100%  

Soil: Good drainage type

Floering: Spectacular

Flower color: Green-yellow

Category: Cactus 

Clasification: Suculents

Special indications : Do not plant where there is grass, nor kids, because of the thorns

 

Maintenance

• It requieres few maintenance

• Cut the flowering starting from down

 
Arquitectonic use :

• Maintain only one plant so it looks great

• A fence can be made using the thorns

• Looks great in desertic gardens, combining with stone and other types of similar plants

Special:

 
Charateristics:  
•Very drough tolerant
Agave americana