Agave stricta f. nana
Habitat:
Agave stricta f. nana is native to Mexico (Teuhacan valley of southern Puebla and northen Oaxaca).
Description:
Agave stricta f. nana is a small species with spherycal shape. The rosette, which is individual, has got hundreds of stiff, linear leaves. This thin leaves can be gray-green, light blue- green or yellow-green, and can get up to 35 cm lon.m. Agave stricta may bloom reaching maturity, after 10 years of life: the flowers, a 150-200 spike-like racemes, and are green, purple or reddish brown.
Cultivation:
Agave stricta f. nana is a really hardy species, so it can be grown from full sun to half-shade. Its tolerance to heat is excellent; also its endurance to subzero cold is very good (up to -4°C) – anyway, it is better to avoid severe freezing. In winter, it needs watering once every 1-2 months.
Propagation:
You can use basal suckers as propagation material: remove them during spring or summer, let the cuttings dry and then, put them in compost.
Curiosity:
Agave Stricta is one of the few species of Agave which are not monocarpic, so it won’t die after flowering.
