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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Bloomtime: Infrequent |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 2-3 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Agave titanota (Rancho Tambor Agave) - A medium sized agave to 2 feet tall with thick pale, ghostly white-colored leaves arranged in a typically solitary rosette. It is an open plant with few leaves, which are 1 to 2 feet long by 5 inches wide and narrow near the base and widest towards their tips with prominent teats and teeth. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate only occasionally. Hardy to at least 25 F. This plant is, as Howard Scott Gentry described, Agave titanota in "Agaves of North America" and comes from seed collected at or near the type locality at Rancho Tambor in Oaxaca, Mexico where it grows on limestone cliffs and ledges. A great accent plant to contrast with darker colored plants. A very interesting plant and quite different from Agave 'Felipe Otero' (FO-076), that is thought possibly to be a form of Agave titanota.
The information about Agave titanota that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
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