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Agave deserti

The desert agave of the Sonoran and Colorado deserts: grey-green, spiny rosettes on dry rocky slopes and washes in California, Arizona and Baja California. It needs full sun, very sharp drainage, hot dry summers and cool, slightly wetter winters, and tolerates light frost.

Agave deserti
Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Dry rocky slopes, alluvial fans and washes in desert scrub, from near sea level to about 1,750 m; well represented in the wild with hundreds of records.

Recorded at 84 to 1,751 m, median 726 m.

CaliforniaArizonaBaja CaliforniaSonora

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✓ 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.