First Description

L'Illustration Horticole 11: Misc. 65, 1864

Synonyms

Agave elongata (Baker) Berger (1912)
    (nom. illeg., Art. 53.1)

Agave ixtli Hort. ex Berger (1915)
    (Die Agaven: 238, 1915)

Agave ixtli var. elongata Baker (1877)

Agave ixtlioides Lemaire ex Jacobi (1866)

Agave longifolia Hort. ex Berger (1915)
    (Die Agaven: 238, 1915)

Agave rigida var. elongata (Baker) Baker (1893)
    (Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1892: 23, 1893)

Agave rigida var. longifolia Engelmann (1875)
    (Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 3: 316, 1875)

Agave sullivani Trelease (1920)
    (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23: 119, 1920)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 573-576, 1982

Trelease, W.: Agave in the West Indies, Mem. Nat. Acad. Sci. 11: 48-49, 1913

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Agave

Section

Rigidae

Diameter

up to 360cm

Inflorescence

Flower Color

greenish-yellow

Flowering Time

Reproduction

suckers, bulbils, seed

Common Name

Natural Location

Occurrence

Cutlivated only

Remarks

The fibre Agave of the Yucatan Peninsula. Only known as a plantation plant

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