• Simple desert agave

Agave simplex

  • Families: Asparagaceae Agavoideae
  • English name: Simple desert agave
  • Plant ID : 16747

  • Author : (Howard Scott Gentry (1903-1993)) Andrew M. Salywon (fl. 2008) & Wendy C. Hodgson (fl. 1995)
  • Zone : California
  • Biological type : succulent
  • Adult size (h x w) : 2,30f x 2,30f
  • Sun exposure : full sun
  • Evergreen : evergreen
  • Growth : average
  • Hardiness : 15,8°F
  • Leaf color : green gray
  • Flower color : yellow
  • Formerly of wild origin : no
  • Native : no
  • In danger : no
  • Edible : no
  • Precipitation : < 500mm
  • FrostResistance >-5°C : yes
  • FrostResistance >-8°C : yes
  • Gravelly soil : very much
  • Sandy soil : very much