Agave wocomahi

A medium to large, solitary, glaucous agave of the pine-oak highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental in Chihuahua, Sonora and Durango, at about 1,700–2,400 m. Winters are cold and frosty and spring is dry and very bright, with monsoon rain in summer. It is one of the more cold-tolerant Mexican agaves.

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

It grows on rocky slopes and in clearings in pine-oak woodland and on canyon rims in the Sierra Madre Occidental, mostly in full sun.

It is recorded from 830 to 2,725 m, with a median of 2,019 m (48 records).

ChihuahuaSonoraDurangoMexico

🔒 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.