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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Bloomtime: Infrequent |
| Synonyms: [Agave sp. "Zongolica"] |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 2-3 feet |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 30-32° F |
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Agave ellemeetiana 'Satina' (Ellemeet's Agave) A stemless rosette forming plant to 2 feet tall by up to 3 feet wide with toothless broad short waxy green leaves that reflex downwards toward the tips and lack a terminal spine. Plant in full sun along in coastal gardens to shade inland in a well-drained soil and water occasionally - this is not a desert species so a little shade from hot sun and more regular watering is recommended . It has proven hardy to temperatures to around 30°F. This is a great plant as a foliage accent or specimen plant as it does not have dangerous teeth or spines and does not get up on a stem like Agave attenuata. It is similar to Agave pedunculifera in this respect but the leaves are shorter and glossier than this species. This species was reported to be introduced into Europe from near the town of Jalapa in Veracruz, Mexico around 1864 but details of the collection origin are lacking. Joachim Thiede , the author of the Agave section in "Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons" wrote about this plant on the Xeric World Website noting that Agave ellemeetiana occurs in cloud forests in a private nature reserve in the Sierra de Zongolica in Veracruz and that plants sold as Agave species "Zongolica", reportedly collected growing on vertical cliffs with Tillandsia grandis are likely the plants now in cultivation. He also noted that the plants were found in in humid forests in the Sierra Mazateca (= Sierra de Huautla) and near near Jalapa de Diaz which is just southwards of the Sierra Mazateca." and from Oaxaca in the Sierra Madre Occidental around Santiago Nuyoó, east of Putla and between between Putla and Tlaxiaco. All of these habitats being humid forests so Thiede further notes that the plant should tolerate more humidity compared to the normal "desert species". It was named by General George Albano von Jacobi (1805-1874), an amateur botanist who studied the genus from plants imported into Europe and in in 1864 published a garden monograph on Agave. He named this plant in 1865 for his Dutch friend Mr. De Jonge van Ellemeet. Our plants from Rancho Tissue Technologies in Rancho Santa Fe, California.
This information about Agave ellemeetiana 'Satina' displayed on this web page is based on research we have conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations we have made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how our crops have performed in containers in the nursery field. Where appropriate, we will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant.
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