Agave neomexicana |
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New Mexico Agave, Mescal |
A smaller species around 1 1/2' tall x 2' wide with many offsets. Leaves slender & blue green to gray. Flower spikes can be around 10'. Native SE New Mexico into W Texas on rocky limestone slopes 1400-7000' and is quite ornamental. Part sun & drainage. Will need some additional moisture in heat of summer. Very cold hardy. To distinguish it from parryi, it will have narrower leaves. Suckers freely to form large clumps of flat top rosettes. Spring spikes are reddish then yellow.
Plant Type
Succulent
Height Range
1-3'
Flower Color
Red, Yellow
Flower Season
n/a
Leaf Color
Blue Green, Grey
Bark Color
n/a
Fruit Color
n/a
Fruit Season
n/a
Even during our hottest months we don't need to water daily.
Give your plants a chance to breathe.
Water late at night or in the early morning hours to avoid losses to wind and evaporation.