Agave attenuata

Century Plant

  • Agave
  • 0.5-1m
  • 0.5-1m
  • Medium to fast
  • Fleshy blue-green lanced-shaped leaves
  • Green - Brown capsule
  • Soft wooded
  • Drought
  • Succulents
  • 20cm, 25cm, 33cm
  • Evergreen
  • Full sun,Partial shade
  • The Century Plant is grown for its leaves and its clumping habit. It is suitable for rockeries, borders and exposed positions. It is also grown in containers and for mass planting on embankments.
  • Green - yellow funnelform
  • Jun - Aug
  • Well drained, sandy to clay loams and tolerates most soil types

Overview

This succulent plant has fleshy blue-green lanced-shaped leaves that form a rosette on a short twisted trunk, forming a clump habit. The funnel-shaped green-yellow flowers appear in clusters on a tall stem from winter to spring.