Agave polyacantha

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Agave polyacantha in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Agave polyacantha, Haw. (A. abortiva, Terr.? A. chiapensis, Jacobi.? A. chiapensis porrecta, Hort. A. densa, Hort.? A. densiflora, Hort.? A. multiflora, Hort. A.Ottonis, Jacobi? A.Salmdyckii, Baker? A. uncinata, Jacobi? A.Wolkensteinii,Hort.?). Cespitose: lvs. lanceolate, upcurving, 2-5 x 10-24 or 36 in., soon green, with narrow-grooved strong spine and rather small and close-set brown or gray prickles: infl. 4-5 ft.; fls. about 2 in.; ovary 3/4 in., segm. and tube 1/2 in.- S. Mex.(?). Journ. Soc. Hort. Bas. Rhin. 3, p. 324. Gn. 12, p. 396. R.H. 9, p. 517. G.C. II. 3, p. 502. Hybrids are reported between A. chiapensis and A. xylonacantha, and xylonacantha latissima and with "Dasylirion gracilis;" A. densiflora and A. americana (x A. massiliensis); A. densiflora and A. geminiflora (x A. Taylori),—G.C. II. 8, p. 620; A. densiflora and A. mitraeformis; A. densiflora and A. Verschaffeltii, and A. densiflora and A. xylonacantha. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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