Plant Profile

Agave desmettiana (Dwarf Century Plant, Smooth Century Plant)

Agave desmettiana is a succulent native to Mexico. It is frost-tender and very desert hardy. It has an upright/vase shape and grows in a symmetrical formation. This makes it act as a perfect specimen and in displaying geometric planting. Its flower blooms once at the age of around 10 years and dies leaving offsets.

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Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: Agave de Smett

Pronunciation: uh-GAH-vee de-smet-ee-AH-nuh
Plant type: Cactus / Succulent
Origin: Eastern Mexico
Heat Zones: 5 to 12

Hardiness Zones: 9 to 11
Uses: Specimen, Mass Planting, Container, Green Wall, Rock Garden
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: Upright, Vase

Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

Canopy Density: Medium

Canopy Texture: Coarse

Height at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 m

Spread at Maturity: 1 to 1.5 meters
Notes
Flowers at the end of its life cycle.

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Foliage

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: 50 - 80

Leaf Shape: Lanceolate

Leaf Margins: Spiny

Leaf Texture: Smooth

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: Over 20

Flower Type: Spike

Flower Scent: No Fragance

Flower Color: Yellow
Trunk

Trunk has Crownshaft: No

Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy
Fruit

Fruit Type: Capsule

Fruit Showiness: No

Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: No

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Good
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral, Alkaline

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full, Part
Management

Toxicity: Yes

Invasive Potential: No

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: No

Life Span: Less than 25

Diseases: Root rot

Edible Parts: None

Pests: Snail

Plant Propagation: Division