| Common Name |
Weber's Century Plant, Weber Agave |
| Latin Name |
Agave weberi |
| Native Habitat |
Arizona 0 to 7,600 feet |
| Soil |
Dry decomposed granite, limestone, sand, low organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
None to once per month |
| Height X Width |
6 feet X 6 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Spines |
| Leaves |
Evergreen, 4 foot long, blue-green |
| Garden Suitability |
Songbird, Sonoran, Fire Retardant |
| Ornamental Value |
Evergreen blue-green toothed leaves, yellow flowers on
15 foot stalk (monocarpic) |
| Nature Value |
Greenish yellow flowers used by songbirds, butterflies, and bees |
| Native American Uses |
Fiber for bowstrings, brushes, cradles, nets, slings, shoes, skirts,
mats, rope, thread, baskets, and snares. Fresh root used as soap and
shampoo. All parts of plant eaten. Sap consumed as a fresh drink or
fermented into pulque. |
| Links |
|
| Images and
data |
http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Agave_weberii.html |
| Images and data |
http://museum.utep.edu/chih/gardens/plants/agavwebe.htm |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/60684/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.delange.org/AgaveWebers/AgaveWebers.htm |
| Data |
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101322 |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AGWE |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?strLetter=A&plant_id=2875&page=8 |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.magnoliagardensnursery.com/productdescrip/Agave_Weberi.html |
