Blue Agave
Layer: Not specified
USDA Hardiness Zone: 10 - 12
Edible: Yes
Edible parts: Sap
Light requirement: Full sun
Water requirement: Dry
Soil texture preferences: Light sandy, Medium, Heavy clay
Native To: Mexico Central, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
Introduced To: Mexico Central, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
Warnings: Weed potential
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- Alternate name
- Mescal, tequila, blue agave, chino azul
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Growth
- Medium
- Height
- 2.0
- Introduced into
- Canary Is., Queensland
- Life cycle
- Perennial
- Plants for a future
- https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Agave tequilana
- Plants of the world online
- https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6729-2
- Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_agave
Slug: agave-tequilana-blue-agave
Permapeople ID: 2167