Agave vilmoriniana

The octopus agave, a spineless Agave with arching, twisting leaves that grows on canyon cliffs in western Mexico, mostly between 600 and 1,700 m. It wants full sun, a dry spring and winter, and summer monsoon water; it flowers once, makes bulbils and dies.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Steep canyon cliffs and rocky walls in the Sierra Madre Occidental and nearby ranges, in seasonally dry thorn scrub and oak woodland. Plants hang from cracks in the rock.

Recorded at 9 to 2,247 m, median 1,454 m (49 records); the literature gives 600 to 1,700 m.

SonoraChihuahuaSinaloaDurangoNayaritJaliscoAguascalientes

🔒 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 licence, unmodified.