Agave pedunculifera

A western Mexican Agave from the Pacific slopes of the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Transvolcanic Belt, mostly at 1,500 to 2,000 m. It grows through a short, heavy summer monsoon and a long, bone-dry spring. Give it full sun, summer water and a dry winter and spring.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Rocky slopes and cliffs in pine-oak and seasonally dry tropical forest on the Pacific side of western Mexico. Agaves of this kind sit in open, sunny, well-drained rocky ground.

Recorded from 170 to 2,430 m, median about 1,660 m; most records are from Durango-Sinaloa and Jalisco at 1,800 to 1,900 m.

DurangoSinaloaNayaritJaliscoMichoacanGuerreroOaxaca

🔒 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.