Agave stricta

Agave stricta, the hedgehog agave, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Puebla and Oaxaca in Southern Mexico.[4] Growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall, it is an evergreen succulent with rosettes of narrow spiny leaves producing erect racemes, 2 m (7 ft) long, of reddish purple flowers in summer.[5][6] The foliage may develop a red tinge in the summer. The plant is also known to produce pincushion-like offsets as it grows.[7]

Agave stricta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Species:
A. stricta
Binomial name
Agave stricta
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Agave echinoides Jacobi
  • Agave striata var. echinoides Baker
  • Agave striata fo. stricta (Salm-Dyck) Voss
  • Agave striata subsp. stricta (Salm-Dyck) B.Ullrich
  • Agave striata var. stricta (Salm-Dyck) Baker
  • Agave striata var. stricta (Salm-Dyck) Voss
  • Bonapartea stricta (Salm-Dyck) Vukot.

The Latin specific epithet stricta means erect, or upright.[8]

With a minimum temperature of 10 °C (50 °F), this plant requires heated indoor culture during winter in temperate regions, though it may be placed outside during the summer months. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[9][10] As with most succulents, it prefers full sun and well drained soils, and may develop root rot if overwatered.[11]

References
  1. García-Mendoza, A.J.; Sandoval-Gutiérrez, D.; Torres-García, I.; Casas, A. (2019). "Agave stricta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T115698101A116354518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T115698101A116354518.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Tropicos, Agave stricta
  3. The Plant List, Agave stricta
  4. Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck, Joseph Franz Maria Anton Hubert. Bonplandia 7: 94. 1859.
  5. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  6. Gentry, Howard Scott. Agaves of Continental North America. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1982.
  7. "Agave stricta". BBC Gardeners' World Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  8. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  9. "RHS Plant Selector - Agave stricta". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  10. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. November 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  11. Christina (2019-04-12). "How To Grow Agave Stricta". Inside Herb Gardens. Retrieved 2021-04-29.


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