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Agave vilmoriniana has one of the highest concentrations of the sapogenin smilagenin; in parts of México, the leaves are cut and dried, and the fibers are beaten to make them into a brush with built-in soap. The "octopus agave" is cultivated as an ornamental plant for planting in arid gardens and containers.
The agave root system, consisting of a network of shallow rhizomes, allows the agave to efficiently capture moisture from rain, condensation, and dew. In addition to growing from seeds, most agaves produce 'pups' – young plants from runners. Agave vilmoriniana (the octopus agave) produces hundreds of pups on its bloom stalk. Agave leaves ...
Agave neglecta Small – wild century plant = Agave weberi; Agave neocernua Thiede - Jalisco; Agave neonelsonii Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (Durango) Agave neopringlei Thiede & Eggli – Mexico; Agave nickelsiae Rol.-Goss. - Coahuila; Agave nizandensis Cutak – Dwarf Octopus Agave - Oaxaca; Agave nuusaviorum García-Mend. - Oaxaca
Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern California home because his wife liked the way they looked. A decade later, his property is now dotted ...
A damaged agave plant at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix on Aug. 9, 2023. ...
Murphey's century plant (Agave murpheyi) narrowleaf agave (Agave angustifolia) Navajo yucca (Yucca baileyi) Nelson's beargrass (Nolina nelsonii) night-flowering hesperaloe (Hesperaloe nocturna) ocahui (Agave ocahui) octopus agave (Agave vilmoriniana) Palmer's century plant (Agave palmeri) Palmer's craglily (Echeandia palmeri) Palmer's Bajalily ...