Agave applanata originates at middle elevations in the mountains of Central Mexico. It was widely cultivated in pre-Columbian times by indigenous people who grew it around the home.
Agave applanata succulents, also called as Gray Agave, Gray Century Plant, is a species of flowering plants in the genus Agave. This species was described by Charles Antoine Lemaire ex Georg Albano von Jacobi in 1864.
IDENTIFY AGAVE APPLANATA SUCCULENTS
Agave applanata originates at middle elevations in the mountains of Central Mexico. It was widely cultivated in pre-Columbian times by indigenous people who grew it around the home.
It is a medium-sized plant, a rosette, usually single or with several processes, with very hard light blue leaves and dark spikes. The leaves are numerous, rigid, straight, linear-lanceolate, pointed, usually wide at the base, silvery gray-gray, 7–10 cm wide and up to 40–60 cm long or more.
Gray Century Plant blooms once in a lifetime, in the spring. 15-25 years should pass before the onset of flowering; after flowering, the main plant dies, forming offspring, which continue to grow. The flowers are 55-80 mm long; petals yellow, unequal length, length of outer petals 15–22 mm. The flowers attract hummingbirds, various insects and even bats.
Some popular varieties: Agave applanata cv. Cream Spike (smaller, shorter light blue leaves with a cream stripe along the edges and red thorns).
AGAVE APPLANATA SUCCULENTS CARE AND CULTURE
Cultural information should only be used as a guide, and should be to be adapted to suit you. Your physical location; where you grow your plants, how much time you have to devote to their care, and many other factors, will need to be taken into account. Only then can you decide on the cultural methods that best suit you and your plants.
Light:
Temperature:
Gray Agave can theoretically withstand frosts down to -9 ° C, especially if it is in a dry state, but freezing temperatures should be avoided. In the summer it is recommended to keep the plant on the balcony.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Agave applanata succulents is grown in well-drained slightly acidic soil with the addition of sand or gravel.
Watering:
In the summer, watering is regular, but the soil of the plant should dry out between waterings. In winter, Gray Century Plant is rarely watered, water is needed so that the leaves of the plant do not shrivel.
Propagation:
Seeds or offsets, which often grow around the main plant. In spring or summer, you need to separate the offsets, allow the cutting to dry for several days, and then land in the ground.
Germination: Start this succulent seeds in a 50/50 mix of commercial soil and sifted crushed granite. Cover the seeds in a small plastic pot with a small measure of the soil mixture. Usually this is about the diameter of the seed. They should not be placed very deep into the soil. They should be just below the surface. Set the pot in a pan of distilled water and leave there until you see that the soil is wet. Remove the pot and then allow to drain for several minutes. Cover the pot with a plastic bag and secure with a rubber band. Set the seedling on a windowsill where it will receive diffused light instead of direct sunlight. The seedling will begin to sprout after about 4 weeks.
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