Agave shawii

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

Scientific Names
Agavaceae >	Agave >	shawii >

Plant Characteristics
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.

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 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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