| Common Name |
Century Plant, American Aloe, Maguey |
| Latin Name |
Agave americana |
| Native Habitat |
Southwestern highlands |
| Soil |
Dry decomposed granite, limestone, sand, low organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
None to once per month |
| Height X Width |
7 feet X 12 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Spines |
| Leaves |
Evergreen, green to blue-green, succulent |
| Garden Suitability |
Hummingbird, Moonlight, Songbird, Sonoran |
| Ornamental Value |
Evergreen, yellow flower once at about 10 years or more
(monocarpic), stalk 15 to 30 feet high |
| Nature Value |
Flowers used by nectirvorous bats, hummingbirds,
songbirds, butterflies, and bees |
| Native American Uses |
Used to make rope and cloth, rosettes baked |
| Links |
|
| Images, and
data |
http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Agave_americana.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.floridata.com/ref/A/agav_ame.cfm |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/55351/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=agam |
| Images and data |
http://www.desertusa.com/feb97/du_pcentury.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week297.shtml |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=9006 |
| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/img_query?where-taxon=Agave+americana&where-anno=1 |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AGAMA2 |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/alphabetical.asp?strLetter=A&page=4 |
