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Names and Synonyms:Agave titanota Gentry
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Common Names:Rancho Tambor Agave, Maguey cachitún
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Family:Agavaceae
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Origin:Rancho Tambor in Oaxaca, Mexico where it grows on limestone cliffs and ledges
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Size Label:1 Gallon
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Mature Size:individual rosette
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Height:1-2'
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Width:2-3'
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Cold Tolerance:20 to 25°F, -6.7 to -3.9°C
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Heat Tolerance:Very high
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Light Requirement:Part to full sun
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Water needs:Very drought tolerant, takes occasional summer irrigation in hot sunny climates
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Maintenance:Remove spent rosettes after they flower and die.
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Uses:Beautiful leaves make this smaller slow growing agave a perfect specimen plant for containers and rock gardens. It also works well in succulent and cactus gardens and xeriscape plantings and in combination with other agaves. Deer resistant.
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Propagation:This plant occasionally sends out offshoots which can be removed and replanted. Seeds can be obtained after flowering.
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Special notes:This light colored agave is medium sized – about 2 feet tall with thick light green gray colored leaves typically arranged in a solitary rosette. Leaves are few and one to two feet long by five inches wide, narrower at the base and widening toward the tip. Leaf edges develop a very interesting bony colored leaf margin with fascinating flattened thorns that are actually very dull. It is very slow growing. Agave titanota is monocarpic with yellow flowers.
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