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Succulents Partly documented

Agave pachycentra

A tropical Agave of Central America, from Chiapas and Oaxaca through Guatemala to Honduras and El Salvador, growing on rocky slopes in seasonally dry forest from near sea level to about 1,900 m. It is frost-tender compared with northern agaves and expects a hot dry season followed by heavy summer rain.

Agave pachycentra
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Little is published on this species; records fall in seasonally dry tropical forest and scrub, where agaves grow on rocky, well-drained slopes in full sun.

Recorded from about 60 to 1,880 m, median 772 m.

GuatemalaChiapasOaxacaHondurasEl Salvador

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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.