First Description

Cactus & Succulent Journal of America 40: 212, 1968

Synonyms

Agave angustissima var. ortgiesiana Trelease (1920)
    (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23: 141. 1920)

Agave ortgiesiana (Baker) Trelease (1914)
    (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 238, 1914)

Agave ortgiesiana Roezl (1880)
    (La Belgique Horticole 30: 52, 1880)

Agave ortgiesiana var. brevifolia Hort. Besaucèle ex Berger (1915)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 102-104, 1982

Gentry, H. S.: Agave geminiflora and Agave colimana sp. nov.: 1968

Ullrich, B.: On the Discovery of Agave schidigera Lemaire and Status of Certain Taxa of the Section Xysmagave Berger, 1992

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Littaea

Section

Littaea

Diameter

up to 100-120cm

Inflorescence

200-350cm

Flower Color

pale yellow or lavender

Flowering Time

December - February

Reproduction

seed

Common Name

Natural Location

Occurrence

Colima, Jalisco, Michoacan

Remarks

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny to half shady

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 12°C / 54°F

Soil

keep moderately moist

Outdoor

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Hardiness