Agave Macrantha
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Plant belonging to the agavaceae family, native to Mexico, although it is found in much of the Mediterranean area. It is a plant with lanceolate, fleshy and strongly toothed leaves. It produces a single inflorescence that reaches up to - 4 m in height. It can grow to approximately 60 cm tall. It supports extreme temperature conditions - 4º C and is capable of growing on all types of surfaces, as long as they are well drained, even when the soil is stony or poor.
30 liter tub
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AGAVE MACRANTHA
ORIGIN AND CHARACTERISTICS
This species belonging to the Agavaceae family is also known by the name of "Agave Macroacantha" and its common name is "Agave Macrocanta". It is originally from Central America, more specifically from Oaxaca in the State of Puebla, in Mexico.
It is a perennial plant in the form of a rosette composed of bluish-green or gray-green leaves, it does not reach large size, having its sword-shaped leaves with black thorns ascending the edge of the leaf and culminating in a large thorn of the same color than the previous ones.
Its flowering comes with the warm seasons (summer), emerging from it an inflorescence where at the end it bears the flowers, standing out for being of a violet or purple color.
DECORATION OF ... EXTERIOR OR INTERIOR?
It is perfect to have it both outdoors and indoors, outdoors we can both plant it and store it in a pot whenever there is a lot of sun and we ourselves water it correctly when you need it (a few times).
As it does not reach a large surface, we can also keep it indoors, as long as the pot has good drainage.
CARE FOR CACTUS AND SUCCULENTS
They are showy plants, very pretty and that practically do not need much maintenance.
- They prefer places with direct light or that have good lighting, preferably next to a window, on a balcony, a terrace or in your Garden.
- They can withstand low temperatures, around -4ºC.
- It is essential that they have good drainage, both in the soil and in a pot.
- The ideal substrate for cacti has to be combined with sand and gravel, so that they have good drainage, humidity and excess water are not good.
- Irrigation does not have to be excessive. From spring to autumn, which would be its growth period, water every 15 days, abundant watering and wait until the soil is very dry again. In winter do not water or give one watering per month.
- Fertilizer. During the growing season (spring - autumn) you can fertilize them with worm humus. Eggshells are a good homemade fertilizer, they contain (Calcium, Iron, Potassium, magnesium and Phosphorus) these nutrients are very important and favor their growth, you must crush and mix them with the substrate, administer them a couple of times a year.
- Treatment against fungi due to excess humidity, disinfect the area with a copper-based fungicide.
- If you want to transplant them from the pot or the ground, the best time would be from spring.
And don't forget that to work with cacti you have to wear good gloves.
Agave Macrantha
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Plant belonging to the agavaceae family, native to Mexico, although it is found in much of the Mediterranean area. It is a plant with lanceolate, fleshy and strongly toothed leaves. It produces a single inflorescence that reaches up to - 4 m in height. It can grow to approximately 60 cm tall. It supports extreme temperature conditions - 4º C and is capable of growing on all types of surfaces, as long as they are well drained, even when the soil is stony or poor.
30 liter tub