Agave Victoria Regina 66mm potted

Agave Victoria Regina 66mm potted

Agave Victoria Regina 66mm potted 

Agave Victoria Regina 66mm potted 

The Queen Agave Agave victoria reginae

  • Very slow growing, compact succulent.
  • Solitary head will reach 40cm in 30 to 50 years.
  • Plant in good well drained soil. +
  • Outdoors in pots or garden.
  • Indoors in direct sun.
  • Full sun or partial shade.
  • Water when almost dry in summer, less often in winter.
  • Frost hardy.
  • May flower from 10 years of age.
  • Solitary habit no maintenance required.
  • Shape will be more compact in poor soils or full sun.
  • From LLifle
  • Origin and Habitat: It is endemic to the arid lower elevations of the Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains in the state of Coahuila and south of Nuevo Leon in north-eastern Mexico (Huasteca canyon, Sierras de las Noas, Viesca, and adjacent areas just south of Saltillo).
    Habitat: It grows mainly in calcareous soil characterised by a desert or semi-desert environment and is found in profusion on the steep slopes and near vertical cliffs of the canyon walls where forms large colonies. It is often associated with Hechtia sp. a genus of bromeliads which we often found growing with cacti.
    While Agave victoria-reginae remains endangered in its native habitat, it has become very common in cultivation.

by Wayne Turville – October 06, 2024