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Agave nizandensis

A small, soft-leaved Agave from around Nizanda on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, where it grows on limestone outcrops in tropical deciduous forest at low elevation. It is a frost-tender, warm-growing Agave that wants a long dry winter and summer rain.

Agave nizandensis
Photo: Marija Gajić, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows on rocky limestone hills and cliffs within seasonally dry tropical forest, often on ledges among other vegetation.

Recorded at 42–1564 m, median 214 m; almost all records are from low hills near Nizanda.

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🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.