Agave infiernilloensis

A recently described Agave (2022) from the hot, dry lower Balsas basin of Michoacán, Mexico, around the Infiernillo reservoir. Very little is published on its cultivation, so treat it like other lowland tropical dry-forest agaves: full sun, heat, and a dry winter.

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

Presumably rocky slopes in tropical deciduous forest and thorn scrub of the lower Balsas depression, one of the hottest parts of Mexico; inferred from the type locality and the records.

No elevation on the records; the two main sites are at roughly 330–500 m, and one outlying site at about 2100 m is probably a misplaced record.

MichoacánMexico

🔒 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.