Agave rovelliana

An obscure Agave name accepted in Kew's checklist for north-east Mexico and Texas, with almost nothing published about it in the wild. Treat it like the small Chihuahuan Desert agaves: full sun, a gritty mineral mix, and a cool, dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets 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

No habitat details are published. The range points to Chihuahuan Desert scrub and the Edwards Plateau, where small agaves grow on rocky, often limestone slopes in full sun.

No recorded elevations; the two climate sites are at about 640 m in Texas and 1,330 m in Coahuila or Durango.

Mexico NortheastTexas

🔒 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.