Agave leopoldii

Agave × leopoldii is a horticultural hybrid of A. filifera and A. schidigera, raised in London in the 1870s, and has no wild population. It forms a compact rosette with white-threaded leaves and holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit. It wants full sun, a dry winter and sharp drainage, like its Mexican highland parents.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-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

It has no natural habitat because it arose in cultivation. Both parents grow on dry, rocky slopes in the Mexican highlands, and the conditions here follow them.

Not applicable; the climate point used is a northeast Mexican desert site at about 1300 m.

Mexico (cultivated origin)

🔒 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.