Agave desmettiana Jacobi
Smooth Agave
These succulent tropical perennials are grown for their large, stiff, sword-shaped leaves arranged in tight rosettes. Flower stalks are rarely produced except on large, old plants. They can be grown from seed sown under glass in spring or propagated by planting the occasional suckers during spring or summer. Plants require a minimum temperature of 7C in winter. Agave desmettiana has large, strap-like leaves that bend backwards, and are partly folded together near the pointed, red-brown tip. They have a waxy bloom and smooth leaf texture. The flowers are on a stem that can be up to 3m. tall. New inflorescences looks somewhat like a new asparagus shoot, and the flowers, in clusters, are green-yellow Flowers appear when the plant is about 8-10 years old after which the plant dies.
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Full sun
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Very little water
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Smooth Agave
Latin name
Agave desmettiana Jacobi
type
Succulent
family
Asparagaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
1.00 M
Agave desmettiana Jacobi
These succulent tropical perennials are grown for their large, stiff, sword-shaped leaves arranged in tight rosettes. Flower stalks are rarely produced except on large, old plants. They can be grown from seed sown under glass in spring or propagated by planting the occasional suckers during spring or summer. Plants require a minimum temperature of 7C in winter. Agave desmettiana has large, strap-like leaves that bend backwards, and are partly folded together near the pointed, red-brown tip. They have a waxy bloom and smooth leaf texture. The flowers are on a stem that can be up to 3m. tall. New inflorescences looks somewhat like a new asparagus shoot, and the flowers, in clusters, are green-yellow Flowers appear when the plant is about 8-10 years old after which the plant dies.
Flowering Season
From Mid Summer TO Late Summer
This plant will flower when it is mature. Many varieties of agave will die after blooming and then produce pups or offshoots from their base to replace themselves. On varieties where the parent plant doesn’t die after flowering, it is a good idea to get long handled pruners and remove the spent bloom.
Planting Outdoors Spring
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Agave have a large tap root and do not transplant well, so choose an appropriate site when planting agave. The majority of the roots are surface roots and do not require a deep hole if planted when young. Check your soil for drainage, or if planting in heavy clay soils amend the soil with sand or grit. Mix in enough sand to make the soil halfway comprised of grit. Water the plant diligently for the first week and then cut it to half the second week. Taper off even more until you are only watering once every week or two.
Propagating by offsets
From Mid Autumn TO Late Autumn
Offsets are the baby plants that form at the base of some plants, and they are an easy way to propagate a plant. When the offsets have grown large enough to handle - and, hopefully, have some roots of their own,- gently break them away from the mother plant. Plant the offsets in a container and keep the plant barely moist (but not wet) until the plant is establishes, and can be planted out.
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