Agave fourcroydes

Henequen is the large fibre agave of Yucatán, a sterile cultigen propagated from suckers and bulbils, with 1.2–1.8 m grey-green leaves on a short trunk.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Known mainly from cultivation and old plantations on the thin, stony limestone soils of the Yucatán lowlands; wild records are largely feral or relict plantings in dry tropical scrub.

Records span 8–1,391 m but the median is 18 m: it is essentially a coastal-lowland plant.

YucatánCampecheQuintana RooGuatemala

🔒 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.