Agave
Genus
Low
Maintenance
Yes
With Pots
Small
Size
Outdoor Shade,Outdoor Sun
Sunlight Requirement
Twice A Week
Water Requirement
Low Maintenance,Outdoor
Use
Miniature Agave
Family
Agavaceae
Native
Mexico.
Description
Agave pumila is a beautiful very compact and small Agave with short fat leaves with dark striation. It is suspected to be a natural hybrid between Agave lechuguilla and Agave Victoria reginae.
The Agave pumila stays small usually 2 to 4 inches tall and as wide as a container grown plant, with a juvenile form for many years. Displaying short smooth stubby gray-green leaves that are deeply concave above and check-striped below with small marginal and terminal spines. However if it is planted on ground , it will eventually form an open and solitary rosette that has leaves that are paler and elongated to 16-18 inches long and that have a white leathery margins and a stout short brown terminal spine.
Environment
Agave pumila is easy to grow but very very slow. They need very well drained soil. Water well in the summer months but allow to dry between irrigation. During the winter months water only enough to keep the leaves from shriveling. Provide some shade in the summer months for best leaf color. Hardy to about 20 degrees F.
Landscape Uses
Agave Pumila striking plants are wonderful when used for accent or simply to provide some all year round foliage colour .
