Agave karwinskii

A trunk-forming agave from the dry valleys of Oaxaca and Puebla, Mexico, with rosettes held on slender stems up to a few metres tall; it is one of the agaves used for mezcal (cuishe, madrecuishe). It wants full sun, a dry winter and a summer monsoon, and takes only brief light frost.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Thorn scrub and tropical deciduous forest on dry rocky slopes of the Oaxacan and Pueblan valleys; described from general genus and regional knowledge, as no species account was reached.

Records span 77–2,140 m, median 1,529 m; the bulk sit at 1,400–1,900 m.

Mexico (Oaxaca)Mexico (Puebla)

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.