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Succulents Partly documented

Agave missionum

A massive West Indian agave of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with leaves up to 4.5 m long, among the largest in the genus. It grows on dry, sunny hillsides in a frost-free, warm, humid maritime climate and is listed as Vulnerable.

Agave missionum
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 scrub and rocky hillsides, often on limestone, in coastal and lower montane parts of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; habitat detail is inferred from Caribbean agaves and the record locations.

Recorded at 146–652 m, median 500 m.

Puerto RicoU.S. Virgin IslandsLeeward Islands

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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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.