Agave shawii

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   cacti-succulent

Height: 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7. to 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Width: 40 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40. to 60 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 60.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 9 to 11
Flower features: blue, purple
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Scientific Names



Read about Agave shawii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Agave shawii, Engelm. Lvs. ovate or lance-ovate, acuminate, 3-5 x 8-20 in., green, glossy, with slender, flexuous, openly grooved spine and large, hooked, connected, garnet-red prickles: infl. 10 ft., congested; fls. 2 1/2-3 1/2 in.; ovary 1 1/4-1 1/2 in., segm. and tube 3/4 in.: caps, oblong, thick-walled. S. W. Calif, and adjoining Low. Calif. Trans. Acad. St. Louis 3, pl. 2-4. Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 7, pl. 44; 22, pl. 19-21.—Related Low. Calif, species are A. Orcuttiana, Trel., Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 22, pl. 22, with similar spine and A. Sebastiana, Greene, Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 22, pl. 23-26, with straight spine; and A. pachyacantha, Trel., Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 22, pl. 27, 28, and A. Goldmaniana, Trel.. Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 22, pl. 29-31,—with heavier-based teeth and thin-walled caps, in all. CH


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