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Agave potatorum

Agave potatorum (papalomé or tobalá) is a compact, silvery-blue rosette agave from the highlands of Puebla and Oaxaca, used for mezcal and threatened by harvesting. It wants full sun, a dry winter with cool nights, and summer rain.

Agave potatorum
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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, semi-arid slopes in the highlands of Puebla and Oaxaca, in scrub, open oak woodland and dry tropical forest, often on limestone, in full sun.

Recorded mostly from about 1,300 to 2,700 m, median about 1,900 m.

PueblaOaxacaGuerreroVeracruz

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.