First Description

Agave in the West Indies; Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 27, 1913

Synonyms

Agave caribaea Hort. Kew. ex Baker (1879)
    (Gardeners' Chronicle 2: 683, 1879 (nom. illeg., Art. 53.1))

Agave grenadina Trelease (1913)
    (Agave in the West Indies; Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 25, 1913)

Agave martiana K. Koch (1860)
    (Wochenschrift des Vereines zur Beförderung des Gartenbaues in den Königlich Preussischen Staaten 3: 38, 1860)

Agave medioxima Trelease (1913)
    (Agave in the West Indies; Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 24-25, 1913)

Agave unguiculata Trelease (1913)
    (Agave in the West Indies; Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 29, 1913)

Agave ventum-versa Trelease (1913)
    (Agave in the West Indies; Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 29, 1913)

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Agave

Section

Caribaeae

Diameter

up to 250cm

Inflorescence

450-600cm

Flower Color

golden yellow

Flowering Time

Reproduction

bulbils, seed

Common Name

Langue à boeuf

Natural Location

Occurrence

Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Grenada

Remarks

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 12°C / 54°F

Soil

keep moderately moist

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