Agave schottii

The shindagger, a small clumping agave with narrow, finger-like leaves from the high desert grasslands and oak woodland of southern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico and Sonora. It is hardy, wants full sun and a very free-draining soil, and grows mainly during the summer monsoon.

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

Sunny, open, rocky slopes and small drainages in high desert scrub, grassland and juniper–oak woodland, often on north- and east-facing slopes. It forms dense colonies.

Recorded at 1104–1478 m (12 records); the literature gives 1100–2000 m.

ArizonaNew MexicoSonora

🔒 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.