I just picked up A. striata so was looking it up here, but I'm seeing both A. stricta and A. striata here on one page- indicating striata...Read More is a synonym for stricta, and/or a variant; however looking at the photos there appears to be (at least) 2 distinct plants...kind of curious/confused about this overlap.
Spherical rosette 60-100 cm in diameter forming thick,branched stem with many leaves;green leaves about 35 cm long; thick at base then na...Read Morerrowing,with terminal spine 2 cm long,inflorescence 2 m tall;red to purplish flowers.
Great looking Agave, though incredibly sharp and hard to weed near... don't even try- spines go straight through leather gloves. Tends t...Read Moreo rot if watered overhead much, especially with tap water in the winter (found out the hard way). Suckers profusely but suckers tend to sprout right next to adult, so not a significant weed problem like many other AGave.
I just picked up A. striata so was looking it up here, but I'm seeing both A. stricta and A. striata here on one page- indicating striata...Read More
Spherical rosette 60-100 cm in diameter forming thick,branched stem with many leaves;green leaves about 35 cm long; thick at base then na...Read More
I killed this plant. I put it in a pot, and it got too cold and too wet. I'll be trying it again, in the ground this time, in a very dry spot.
Common Name: Rabo de león
Rather spherical growth, rounded leaves, shorter flower tubes than in ssp. striata
Great looking Agave, though incredibly sharp and hard to weed near... don't even try- spines go straight through leather gloves. Tends t...Read More