Description
Century Plant, Spiked Aloe or Maguey
Agave americana
(This plant is not on the Australian Noxious Weed List)
A native of tropical America where it likes well-drained soils in an open, sunny position. It is drought and frost hardy, very tough – a minimum care plant.
An evergreen, perennial plant growing to a height of 2.5 metres with a spread of 2 metres. The stem is erect and flowering; the leaves form a basal rosette of greyish, smooth, broadly linear and fibrous, with prickly serrate margins and a terminal thorn; the flowers are greenish yellow held on branches horizontal to the stem when the plant is about 10 years old.
This Agave is used as a laxative, a diuretic and an antiseptic. Water in which Agave fibres have been soaked for 24 hours is used as a scalp disinfectant.
Offered is a pack of 10 seeds with grownotes.
All my seed is posted in bubble wrap protection.
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Terms & Conditions.
Ole Lantana Seeds will not be responsible whatsoever for actions taken by the customer after receipt of the goods, this includes germination results, crop performance or loss as these are beyond the control of Ole Lantana Seeds.
International buyers are responsible for knowing their countries importation laws.
NOTE: In order to protect our existing stock from outside contamination, we do not accept returns.
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