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Agave americana is one of only a dozen or so Agave species that will grow well in Ft Lauderdale’s subtropical / tropical 10b climate.
This plant is a poisonous beast! It came with the house when I bought it 18 years ago. At first it was a small, nice looking addition to...Read More
Worst mistake I ever made was to plant some agave americanas and prickly pear. Seem to be resistant to many weed killers- nearly killed ...Read More
This is a superb container plant, very easy to maintain here in the northeastern US (Boston Z6a). I use it for its sculptural/architectur...Read More
I Love this plant, living or dead! So, my husband borrowed a couple of dead ones from Pinal Mountains, here in Arizona a few months back....Read More
I have some of these plants on both sides of my house and in my backyard. I love it! I think it is beautiful and grows very easily. I hav...Read More
I work a lot with this plant and have learned to coexist.
The leaves can be trimmed back to eliminate the spikey ends. ...Read More
These are nice clean line looking plants that are drought resistant. We have two in our yard, one is currently in bloom and will die soon...Read More
I'm a gardener/landscaper working for more than 20 years and I'm going to concur with every poor sod here who has had a nasty reaction to...Read More
Here is a qualified positive: this plant must be in the correct location and it must be periodically maintained. The negative reports he...Read More
We bought a 6 acres 7 months ago in Wellsford, north of Auckland and inherited a house section garden full of these. Yes, structurally th...Read More
I would like seeds and pups of the
Agave Salmiana var. ferox (Maguey de Pulque). I am putting a garden and will harvest the leave...Read More
I have a number of century plants growing and my largest on has a spike on it that it about 25 to 30 feet tall. It has a lot of pups and...Read More
I must be very fortunate. I removed 8 huge specimens with a chainsaw 3 days ago wearing shorts. Over a tonne in weight. I am a little itc...Read More
I have been a landscaper for almost 15 years and have never had such a bad reaction to any plant as the agave americana.
I would s...Read More
No idea what this thing was before hand, only that it was big, spiky, and the guy who owned the house before me had it dead center on top...Read More
I recently bought a home near Temecula California and the 10k sq ft yard has a beautiful but overgrown landscape. The first thing I notic...Read More
Do NOT chain saw this plant if you want to get rid of it. I got the juice "sap" which was extremely runny (like water) on my skin and the...Read More
I live in a zone 6 and my agave adorn my backyard in a 20 gallon pot. I have never had any issues when I have trimmed it up. This plant h...Read More
We work with this plant to make Mezcal in oaxaca mexico, a mexican spirit drink, It is very rich in sugars that once you ferment it and t...Read More
At my Mother's home recently, I trimmed this plant back with a pruning saw and immediately had a burning and severe itching on my arms th...Read More
We are in Paraparaumu, New Zealand and have had one of these in our yard for 10 years. Over the last three weeks the plant has begun to f...Read More
I researched this plant before getting one and am aware of its undesirable traits. However, I like its distinct appearance. It is takin...Read More
I agree with the above neg coments regarding the skin rash.
You need to get a RX for the treatment so the rash
does not get...Read More
They call it century plant b/c supposedly, it blooms once every 100 years. Mother plant dies and the pups are left to carry on. However...Read More
This plant is best left in the desert, or at least should not be grown where the gardener is not willing for it to be the DOMINANT plant ...Read More
My experience relates to buying a 30-year-old garden in Florida where agaves were planted when small, then became the problem for the nex...Read More
My mother planted these a few years back and now they are huge. We have young children and they can't play in the backyard because we can...Read More
I love this Plant as it was abandoned by myy former neighbor and it is now about 5 and a half feet tall at the center Spike...
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I planted a small, 6" in diameter blue agave about 4 years ago here in SE Florida and I couldn't believe how quickly it grew. It spiked ...Read More
1. Sharp leaves with thorns.
2. Sap of the plant will leave a nasty rash.
3. Plant spreads like an epidemic.
4. Not ...Read More
Zone 9b, Coastal Otago, New Zealand. After reading these other notes Im very surprised! I know of no one in this country who has experi...Read More
Fast grower in the Phoenix area with very little care. I hose water them every three weeks and they are very healthy. I find that once ...Read More
This is the first time that I've had one of my own, but my grandmother had one when I was growing up. Sorry to all of you who didn't know...Read More
This beautiful Agave was given to me by a friend who couldn't use it in her garden. It is a care free rapid grower, needs little water, ...Read More
I am not a fan of this plant in my yard; its big, invasive, and thorny. I enjoy it's presence in other's yards and the blooms are incred...Read More
Tip for the day: If you are using a chain saw to take out this thing, do NOT wear shorts :)
Wish I had researched this b...Read More
I have to say I have mixed opinions about this plant. On the positive side, it can be an impressive, imposing, turquoise landscape plant...Read More
I have not grown this plant. It can also be propagated by bulbils which form on the bloom stalk.
I agree with the previous poster's warning about the sap. This is a very impressive prehistoric looking plant, and grows well in the sou...Read More
Don't get me wrong, we love the plant - it is beautiful - but be very, very careful not to get any of the juices on the inside of it onto...Read More
My husband brought his plant home in a pot. After moving it around in the back yard for quite a while to mow the grass and such, it took...Read More
So far I love my agave. We planted it 18 months ago. A neighbor has a huge one and this is a pup. Today I noticed that the flat part of t...Read More
These century plants are growing in a "Century Plant Grove" in the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ.
'Century Plant' is a misnomer. Their life span is more like 35 years.
It´s so hard to find accurate informations about Agave on the net! I have some national and foreign books of ornamental plants, and I ca...Read More
This is a favorite plant of mine. I’ve had this plant since 1995. I should say that I also have the Variegated American Century Plant, ...Read More
Overall, I like this plant, but they can be be invasive and grow quite large if grown in the ground. They can be kept smaller when grown in pots.
This looks similar to my plant except my plant has the green stripe in the center of the leaf (blade?) and outer edge is yellow. It is ca...Read More
The flower spike can grow up to 15 feet but the plant has to be many years old by then. The leaves too get wider and the plant would need...Read More