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Agave eggersiana

Agave eggersiana is an endangered agave known in the wild only from dry, exposed coastal hills on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is a frost-free, sun-loving rosette that sends up a flowering stalk up to 7 m tall and then dies, so offsets and seed are how collections continue.

Agave eggersiana
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Dry, exposed coastal scrub and rocky hillsides on St. Croix, in full sun on thin, well-drained soil.

Low coastal hills; the recorded sites sit near 55 m.

St. CroixU.S. Virgin Islands

🔒 Growing it like that

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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 Public domain licence, unmodified.