Agave aktites

A small to medium coastal agave of the Sonora–Sinaloa coast in northwest Mexico, growing almost at sea level in hot, frost-free thornscrub. Treat it as a full-sun, warm-winter agave that gets its water in a short late-summer monsoon and stays dry the rest of the year.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded sites sit 0–15 m above sea level on the coastal plain near the Gulf of California, in open, sun-baked coastal scrub on sandy and rocky ground. There is little published on its microhabitat, so this comes from the records and from what is typical of coastal Agave.

Lowland coastal: 0–15 m in the records (median 10 m).

SonoraSinaloaMexico Northwest

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.