| Common Name |
Whale's Tongue Agave |
| Latin Name |
Agave ovatifolia |
| Native Habitat |
Northeastern Mexico 3,700 to 7,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry decomposed granite, limestone, sand, low organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
None to once per month |
| Height X Width |
5 feet X 6 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Spines |
| Leaves |
Evergreen, silver-grey, succulent, cupped leaf blade |
| Garden Suitability |
Moonlight, Songbird, Sonoran |
| Ornamental Value |
Evergreen silver-grey cupped leaves, infrequent greenish
yellow flowers on 10 to 14 foot stalk |
| Nature Value |
Greenish yellow flowers used by songbirds, butterflies, and bees |
| Native American Uses |
Used to make rope and cloth, rosettes baked |
| Links |
|
| Images, and
data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/84167/ |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?strLetter=A&plant_id=2886&page=7 |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://starr-nursery.com/Information%20Sheets/Agave%20ovatifolia.html |
