Agave salmiana var. ferox
Giant agave, Agave ferox
Agave Agave
A. salmiana var. ferox - A. salmiana var. ferox is a tender yet robust, rosette-forming, succulent perennial with a short, stout stem bearing rigid, fleshy, sharp-tipped, oblong to spoon-shaped, dark grey-green leaves with hooked marginal teeth. Erect then spreading panicles of yellow-green flowers bloom in summer.
Agave salmiana var. ferox is: Evergreen
Clump-forming, Rosette
Yellow-green in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Scale insects Scale insects
Vulnerable to chlorosis resulting from magnesium deficiency.
Though rarely flowers, the 'mother' rosette dies after flowering but offsets at the base replace the parent rosette. Remove faded racemes and rosettes.
Offsets
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Agave salmiana var. ferox (Giant agave) will reach a height of 5m and a spread of 2m after 5-10 years.
Mediterranean, Low Maintenance, Indoor, Gravel, Drought Tolerant, Containers, Conservatory, City, Architectural, Sub-Tropical
Grow under glass in cactus compost in bright, filtered light. Water freely in growth & feed every 3-4 weeks with a balanced liquid feed. Keep almost dry in winter. Outdoors in frost-free areas, grow in slightly acid to neutral soil in sharply drained soil in full sun.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Agave salmiana var. ferox
Giant agave, Agave ferox
Agave Agave
A. salmiana var. ferox - A. salmiana var. ferox is a tender yet robust, rosette-forming, succulent perennial with a short, stout stem bearing rigid, fleshy, sharp-tipped, oblong to spoon-shaped, dark grey-green leaves with hooked marginal teeth. Erect then spreading panicles of yellow-green flowers bloom in summer.
Evergreen
Clump-forming, Rosette
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Yellow-green in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Vulnerable to chlorosis resulting from magnesium deficiency.
Though rarely flowers, the 'mother' rosette dies after flowering but offsets at the base replace the parent rosette. Remove faded racemes and rosettes.
Offsets
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Agave salmiana var. ferox (Giant agave) will reach a height of 5m and a spread of 2m after 5-10 years.
Mediterranean, Low Maintenance, Indoor, Gravel, Drought Tolerant, Containers, Conservatory, City, Architectural, Sub-Tropical
Grow under glass in cactus compost in bright, filtered light. Water freely in growth & feed every 3-4 weeks with a balanced liquid feed. Keep almost dry in winter. Outdoors in frost-free areas, grow in slightly acid to neutral soil in sharply drained soil in full sun.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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