Agave stricta SEEDS

Agave stricta seeds grow into the hedgehog agave a compact, clumping agave native to the subtropical biome of Puebla and Oaxaca, Mexico, growing on rocky limestone slopes in the Tehuacn-Cuicatln Valley. Described by Salm-Dyck. The epithet stricta means ‘narrow’ or ‘erect’ (from Latin strictus), referring to the very narrow, stiffly erect leaves. Forms perfect, spherical or hemispherical clusters of very narrow, rigid, sharp-pointed green to grey-green leaves one of the most ornamental clumping agaves; the globular clumps resemble a hedgehog. Monocarpic. Family Asparagaceae.

Full sun; very well-drained, rocky, calcareous soils; drought-tolerant; warm subtropical conditions. Outstanding ornamental clumping species.

• ‘Stricta’ = narrow/erect (Salm-Dyck; very narrow rigid erect leaves); perfect spherical hedgehog clusters; outstanding ornamental
• Perfect spherical hedgehog clusters; very narrow rigid green leaves; outstanding ornamental; Tehuacn-Cuicatln; monocarpic
• Puebla and Oaxaca (Tehuacn-Cuicatln Valley), Mexico subtropical biome; limestone rocky slopes
• Genus Agave: ~200 species; Americas; Family Asparagaceae (Agavoideae); Order Asparagales
• Full sun; well-drained rocky calcareous soils; drought-tolerant; warm subtropical; outstanding ornamental; monocarpic; Asparagaceae

Agave stricta the hedgehog agave forms some of the most perfectly spherical and ornamental of all agave clumps: the very narrow, rigid, needle-tipped leaves create a globular, hedgehog-like mass that is one of the most architectural and ornamentally stunning compact agaves in cultivation.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.