Agave sebastiana

A compact, grey-blue Agave from the fog-cooled Pacific islands and coast of Baja California. It wants full sun, mild temperatures without extremes, and a dry summer after a little winter rain.

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

Grows on rocky slopes and coastal scrub on Pacific islands such as Cedros and San Benito, and the nearby coast, under frequent marine fog.

Recorded from 5 to 600 m, median 252 m.

Baja CaliforniaMexico

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 3.0 de licence, unmodified.