WorldFloraDB - Agave salmiana

Characteristics

A large succulent plant. It produces setts at the side. The leaves are strong and grey-green. They curve upwards. They can be 0.9-2 m long. There are teeth along the edge. They have a strong keel at the ends.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

2.25

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

cam

Environment

It grows in desert areas. It can grow in arid places. It grows in open areas on sand or clay soils up to 1,800 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 9-11.

More

Xerophyllous scrub and dry forest, often on limestone soils; at elevations from 1,550-3,000 metres

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Heart or centre used for fermented drinks and fresh drinks. The sap is eaten. The young flower stalks are chewed.

Uses	animal food environmental use fiber food food additive material medicinal
Edible	flowers leaves roots saps stems
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds or suckers.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°)	12
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-7
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-