Agave and Yucca: Tough Plants for Tough Times1

Agave and Yucca: Tough Plants for Tough Times1

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( (<(4 $ 3 (3 4( " # )- 4 44 )??;)?K 3 ( 4 34 3 , 1I :)**E 1 $ $ % M!2< & 0 ( 3 (6 7 & $( $ &$ 1 N" !& : &%& ! 6-..444 .J " $C & "G &)**7 G $ & & ( - # $$ A & 3 & 3 $ !4$ ($ ( $ Archival copy: for current recommendations see http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu or your local extension office. " Table 1. Characteristics of Agave and Yucca spp.x in the collection at the University of Florida/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, Florida. Reported Freeze mature size damage (height x width Reported in North Native y z Name Photo Common name and comments in feet) hardiness Florida distribution "Arizona agave"; tolerates poor soil Slight at Agave × arizonica and drought but requires good 2' x 2' 8–10 Arizona 15°F drainage; pups freely "Century plant"; the most widely Southwestern grown ornamental agave; typically has Moderate Up to 6'–12' x U.S. and Agave americana gray to gray blue leaves, but it is 15°F to severe 13' northern variable in size and appearance; pups at 22°F Mexico freely None at "Century plant"; blue form of century 4' x 5'; Agave americana 8–10; 22°F; plant; may be a selection of the hybrid up to Garden origin 'Gainesville Blue' 15°F severe at A. americana × A. scabra; pups freely 6'–10' x 13' 15°F "Variegated century plant"; variegated form of the common century plant; fantastic stripes of yellow along the Agave americana Moderate margins of each leaf; said to be 3'–5' x 2'–5' 8b–10 Garden origin 'Marginata' at 15°F slightly less cold hardy and slightly smaller growing than the green form; pups freely Archival copy: for current recommendations see http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu or your local extension office. # Reported Freeze mature size damage (height x width Reported in North Native y z Name Photo Common name and comments in feet) hardiness Florida distribution 8+$ &8J $ 4 4 ( Agave americana ?B B M* # / $ B2 ; #(B $J 4 4$ 4$ &$ & 8 & &8J$& & A. Agave americana 4 $ americana ?B ?B KM* ( $&J 2 protoamericana 5 3 $ J & Agave americana 8+$ &8J& 4 $ 4 2 %3 4 %3 4 / $ protoamericana 4( $ B< < B $J & 8+$ (($8J I " 2 4 4 4 ))J Agave angustifolia & & HBM?B HBM?B *M / $ B2$B $ J $ 4 (J 3 4A. angustifolia marginata 8: / 4($8J & : ( $ Agave BM)B B;)B KPM* / $ / 4( (& $J $ ( &( A. ocahui × A. attenuata Archival copy: for current recommendations see http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu or your local extension office. $ Reported Freeze mature size damage (height x width Reported in North Native y z Name Photo Common name and comments in feet) hardiness Florida distribution 8 &8J & J4 2 $ J )QB )QB )M) Agave celsii $ & 2 & J 8 &8J$$ & 4$ $4 B B $ $J 4 4 BM)B )BM?B M* / $ Agave $ 4$J & && 8! $ &8 8 & $8J $ 3 2 6 7J Agave )B ?B M* 2 & 3$&$ dasylirioides )) ( 4 $J$ 8+$ $8J $ ; J 4 3( 4 (M*J ! Agave desmettiana J$ 4$J )BMHB )BMHB / $ B+$B ) )) 3 4( 4 & ( &J &J( 80$ $8J $ 4 3&$ Agave ferdinandi- Agave Victoria-reginae BM)B BM)B K(M* # 2 regis ( 4$( 4 $ J 3 4 A. scabra × Victoria-reginae Archival copy: for current recommendations see http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu or your local extension office. % Reported Freeze mature size damage (height x width Reported in North Native y z Name Photo Common name and comments in feet) hardiness Florida distribution 8 &8J 4( B )B K(M* 2 Agave flexispina (&$( 4( 3 8 &8J$;$ 4$ 4 4 ( 4); J J3 4 & 0 4 & ( =BMEB EBM*B EM* Agave franzosinii $ **&J & J $ $& 84; 4 $8J3$ &J 2 4 4 ))J , )B )B (M* Agave geminiflora 4 $ $J 2 4 J$ 812(4; 4 $8J $ & / 2 4 - $J ))J Agave geminiflora 4 4 )B )B M* 12( 4 $ $J 4 4 2 Archival copy: for current recommendations see http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu or your local extension office. & Reported Freeze mature size damage (height x width Reported in North Native y z Name Photo Common name and comments in feet) hardiness Florida distribution 8G4 &8J 5 $ Agave gentryi ?B EB K(M* 2 BG4B J $ 4 & 3$ $ 82 ( &8J 3$$ &4 / $ 4 4 6 Agave *BM)B *BM KMJ ! ( 4 $6 & ghiesbreghtii )B ) )) 2 ( 4 7J 2 $( / 7 $ 8! &8J$ 4 4 & $ $& 2 B )B =M Agave gracilipes $J ((& $ &( 2 8<$ < ( &8J / $ $$ 6 $ J 3$ ! Agave guiengola HB ?B M <$ < ( $&&J )E ' ( 4 2 7 J 4 8/& &8J $ 4$ $& Agave gypsophila J4&$&$ )BMHB )BMHB (M # 2 & $J$ Archival copy: for current recommendations see http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu or your local extension office. '( Reported Freeze mature size damage (height x width Reported in North Native y z Name Photo Common name and comments in feet) hardiness Florida distribution 8G 3$ $8J& ( $4$ & $$ ; J ( $&$ BG 3B.

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