Agave impressaGentry
Maguey Masparillo ( in Mexico )
Family : AsparagaceaeSubfamily : AgavoideaeGenus : Agave
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The specific name " impressment " ( enunciate im - PRESS - uh ) means " pressed , printed , legal tender " and refers to the bud - print leaves .
Agave impressais aboriginal toMexico(Nayarit , Sinaloa ) .
Agave impressais an attractive succulent that form a usually unfrequented little potato of yellow - green leaves marked with twosome of white imprint . The leaf are shaft - shaped , evaluate up to 2 metrical unit ( 60 centimetre ) long and 3.6 inches ( 9 centimetre ) wide . In full Lord’s Day , they take on a red hue around the boundary .
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The efflorescence are greenish - yellow and look on an upright , unbranched spindle from previous winter to other outpouring . The prime spike can grow up to 10 foot ( 3 m ) marvelous .
Light : These plant require full Sunday to part shade . If you are growingAgaves indoors , take a promising , sunny windowpane with as much Lord’s Day as possible . Agaveplants make out fail outdoors from spring to fall .
Soil : Agaves will permit mostsoils as long as they have good drainage , but they prefer sandy or rocky territory .
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Hardiness : Agave impressacan hold up temperature as gloomy as 25 to 50 ° fluorine ( -3.9 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b .
Watering : Mature flora are very drought resistant . From spring to fall , wateryourAgave thoroughlywhen the filth mix becomes dry . In wintertime , urine sparingly about once a month . plant life in container require more frequent watering than those in the ground .
fecundate : Give yourAgaves a small amount of fertiliser in the spring during the first two years .
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repot : When the pot becomes full of roots , it becomes lot - hold fast . If you note yourAgavebecoming pot - bound , repot it with fresh grunge in a slightly larger pot than the former one .
Propagation : Since it can take eld to give rise seeds , Agaves are ordinarily propagated by offsets .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Agave .
Agave impressais not toxic to humans but may be mildly vicious to children and positron emission tomography .
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