Has done well in cold wet winters and 0 degree weather here in Roswell. Tolerates clay better than most Agave. This species varies greatl...Read Morey with provenience.
Originally described as Agave brachystachys in 1801 or 1802 by Don Antonio Josef Cavanilles in the Descripcion de las Plantas ., this pl...Read Moreant was transferred to Manfreda by Joseph Nelson Rose in 1903. It was also transferred to Polianthes by Lloyd Herbert Shinners in Sida in 1966 but I do not believe this has been widely accepted.
Another plant taxon, first described as Agave pubescens in 1874, and then reduced to a variety in 1885 (as Agave brachystachys var.
pubescens) has also been referred to this species.
Moderate sized very spiny agave with very sharp, long teeth along the leaf margins. REally needs a hot climate- rots in cooler ones easil...Read Morey. From N Mexico.
Has done well in cold wet winters and 0 degree weather here in Roswell. Tolerates clay better than most Agave. This species varies greatl...Read More
I have not grown this plant. Manfreda brachystachys native to Eastern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
Originally described as Agave brachystachys in 1801 or 1802 by Don Antonio Josef Cavanilles in the Descripcion de las Plantas ., this pl...Read More
Moderate sized very spiny agave with very sharp, long teeth along the leaf margins. REally needs a hot climate- rots in cooler ones easil...Read More