Agave gracielaeGalvan & Zamudio
Slender - leaved Agave
folk : AsparagaceaeSubfamily : AgavoideaeGenus : Agave
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The specific epithet " gracielae(grass - ee - EL - ay ) " honors Dr. Graciela Calderón de Rzedowski , a Mexican botanist and wife toDr . Jerzy Rzedowski Rotter , an exceptional naturalise Mexican botanical researcher .
Agave gracielaeis aboriginal toMexico . It grows on limestone rock outcrop in pine - oak tree woodlands and montane rain woodland in the Sierra Madre Oriental , in the extreme NE of the province of Querétaro and the southeast of San Luis Potosí .
Agave gracielaeis a clustering succulent that forms impenetrable groups of short - stemmed rosette of analog lightsome immature leaves . The hemispherical rosettes can reach up to 28 inch ( 70 curium ) in top and 30 inches ( 75 cm ) in diam . The leaves are overweight , fluid , straight to slenderly curved , flat or slimly concave on the upper surface , and a middle keel on the underside . They can appraise up to 24 inches ( 60 cm ) long and up to 0.6 inches ( 1.5 curium ) wide .
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The mature rose window produce a stubble with green flowers , often with carmine or brown - reddishbracts . The efflorescence stem can maturate up to 8.2 feet ( 2.5 m ) tall . After flowering , the rosette will become flat .
luminance : Like all Agaves , this plant requires full Sunday to fond nicety . If growingA. gracielaeindoors , choose a undimmed , gay window with as much sun as possible . From saltation to fall , it loves going outside .
grease : A. gracielaewill tolerate most soil as long asthey have salutary drainage , but its orientation is sandy or rocky soil .
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Hardiness : During the growing season , it likes warm temperatures , while in winter , when rest , this succulent bask cool temperature . A. gracielaecan withstand temperature as blue as 25 to 50 ° farad ( -3.9 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b .
Watering : From spring to fall , weewee thoroughly when the soil becomes ironical . In winter , body of water sparingly about once a calendar month . Plants in container require more frequent lacrimation than those in the ground .
fertilise : Give yourA. gracielaea diminished amount oxygen fertilizer in the bounce during the first two geezerhood . After that , set up plants seem to take care of themselves .
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repot : If you notice yourA. gracielaebecoming pot - bound , repot it with fresh soil in a can slightly larger pot than the previous one . Give the plant a week or so to readjust before you water it again .
Propagation : Since it can take year to raise seeds , A. gracielaeis usually propagated by showtime . The honest clip to remove the offsets is in spring and summer . Sow the seeds in spring .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Agave .
A. gracielaeis not toxic to humans but may be mildly toxicant to small fry and PET .
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