Agave cocui

The cocuy agave of the dry Caribbean coasts and arid inland valleys of Venezuela, Colombia and the ABC islands, the source of cocuy liquor. It is a sun-loving, heat-loving rosette succulent that wants a warm, bright, fast-draining setup and no cold.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows in dry thorn scrub and on rocky xerophytic slopes and coastal hills, from near sea level to about 1100 m in dry Andean valleys.

Records span 60–1100 m (median 800 m, 3 records).

VenezuelaColombiaArubaCuraçaoBonaire

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 3.0 licence, unmodified.