How to tend a Agave attenuata
Also known as: Agave glaucescens Hook., Ghiesbreghtia mollis Roezl, Agave attenuata var. compacta Jacobi, Agave attenuata var. subundulata Jacobi, Agave attenuata var. latifolia Salm-Dyck ex A.Terracc., Agave attenuata var. paucibracteata Trel.
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Resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, water more frequently in summer, reduce water in winter dormancy
Sunlight
Likes adequate sunshine, shade properly under summer strong light
Soil
Peat soil or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, in summer and autumn apply fertilizers once monthly
Pruning
Remove dead, yellowish and disease leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Americas
- Category
- Agavaceae, Agave
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Succulent plants, sometimes flowers, yellow green flowers
- Flower colors
- Leaf color green
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