Agave montium-sancticaroli

A small agave named for the Sierra de San Carlos in Tamaulipas, northeastern Mexico, where it is known from only a handful of records. Hot summers with monsoon rain and mild, dry winters; grow it like other Tamaulipan agaves, in full sun and fast-draining soil.

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

Known only from the Sierra de San Carlos area, where it presumably grows on rocky slopes in thorn scrub and dry submontane woodland; habitat detail is generalised from the region and genus.

The six records lie at 284–501 m, median 318 m.

Mexico (Tamaulipas)

🔒 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.