Agave boldinghiana succulents is found only on the Leeward Islands of Bonaire and Curaçao in the Caribbean. The plant is named after the Dutch botanist Isaak Boldingh.
Agave boldinghiana succulents is a species of flowering plants in the genus Agave. This species was described by William Trelease in 1913.
IDENTIFY AGAVE BOLDINGHIANA SUCCULENTS
Agave boldinghiana succulents is found only on the Leeward Islands of Bonaire and Curaçao in the Caribbean. The plant is named after the Dutch botanist Isaak Boldingh.
It is a very attractive, almost stemless, medium sized plant that forms rosettes with dark red thorns with green, a light bluish bloom, narrow, backward-lanceolate, pointed, concave, 90–125 cm long and up to 15 cm wide leaves. The spikes are 4–7 mm long, 10–15 mm apart, often bent up or down.
Peduncles emerge from the sinuses of the leaves in the center of the rosette, the flowers bloom on them for about 8 months. After flowering on the peduncle, onions are formed with already formed tiny plants, which, falling to the ground, give birth to a new colony.
The flowers are golden yellow, 45 mm long. The ovary is wide, fusiform, 20–25 mm long. Flower tube about 7 mm long, segments of the perianth 15 mm long. They are shorter than the ovary.
AGAVE BOLDINGHIANA 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:
Agave boldinghiana succulents requires full sun or light shading. In countries with a mild climate, the plant can grow in open ground in full sun with light shading in well-drained soil. In a pot, this succulent usually grows slowly.
Temperature:
This species can tolerate night temperatures as low as -6 ° C if it grows in dry ground, but it is better to avoid sub-zero temperatures.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
The soil should be well drained. It is better to take a wide growing pot so that the roots of this succulent have space to grow. It is necessary to transplant the plant every two years, slightly cutting the roots and removing the processes that take away strength from the succulent, slowing its growth.
Watering:
Watering the plant is necessary when the soil is dry to the touch. In winter, this species is watered once every 1-2 months. Leaf spraying is not required. Agave with blue or bluish-gray leaves come from very dry areas, after rooting in the soil they are kept dry to avoid rotting. Species with bluish-green leaves grow in more humid regions and can tolerate additional watering.
Propagation:
Seeds, onions or offset. The plant forms basal offsets, which in the spring or summer can be separated, dried for several days and planted in the soil. The problem is only to get to these offspring because of their location (they usually grow close to the mother liquor or under it), and also because of very sharp spikes.
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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