General Landscape Uses: Ornamental gardens, xeriscapes, coastal landscaping, erosion control

Ecological Restoration Notes: Soil stabilization, erosion control, drought-tolerant landscapes

Description: False Agave is an excellent plant for enriching your landscape.  Along with being an impressive focal point like other Agaves, this one has the bonus of having no spines.  False agave are beyond easy to grow, requiring no maintenance and they are drought tolerant.

Dimensions: Height 5 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate to slow

Native Range: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean

Native Habitats: Sand dunes, beachfront areas, coastal scrublands, rocky hills

Soils: Well-draining, sandy or loamy

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: High

Salt Wind Tolerance: High

Drought Tolerance: High

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Flower Color: White, yellowish

Flower Characteristics: Spikes can reach 20 ft tall

Flowering Season: Spring and summer

Fruit: Small, dry seed capsules

Wildlife and Ecology: Pollinator support, wildlife habitat

Horticultural Notes: Grown from offsets (pups), seed

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