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Agave, also known as dragon tongue palm, hemp, etc., is a perennial evergreen large herb belonging to agave family. Its origin is tropical America. Now it is often introduced and cultivated in South China and Southwest provinces of China. It is a common garden ornamental plant. Let's take a look at the origin distribution of agave below!

Distribution of agave

Agave is native to tropical America, and is often introduced and cultivated in South China and Southwest China. It has been grown in Yunnan for many years, and can normally bloom and bear fruit in the dry and hot valley areas such as Red River, Nujiang River and Jinsha River, as well as Kunming.

The environment of agave production

Agave is sunny, slightly cold-resistant, not shade-tolerant, likes cool and dry environment, grows at 15-25℃, grows best at night temperature of 10-16℃, can be cultivated in the open air at temperatures above 5℃, adult Agave leaves are only slightly frozen at a low temperature of minus 5℃, the ground part is frozen and rotted at minus 13℃, the underground stem does not die, the next year can germinate and expand leaves, normal growth, cold and dry winter is the most favorable for its growth, drought resistance is strong, and the soil requirements are not strict. Fertile and well-drained moist sandy soil is preferred.

typical variety of agave

1. Ghost Feet: Ghost foot also known as Queen Victoria agave, snow, snow arrow mountain, etc., for perennial fleshy herbs, plants without stems, fleshy leaves were arranged in a lotus shape, plant width can reach 40 cm, large plant leaves can reach more than 100, leaf triangle rudiment, 10-15 cm long, about 5 cm wide, thin apex, ventral flat, back round slightly keel-shaped protrusion, green leaves, irregular white lines, leaf margin and leaf back keel convex have white forehead cutin, The top of the leaves has 0.3-0.5 cm hard black thorns, the plant rises for about 30 years to flower, the loose spikes are up to 4 meters high, the florets are light green, about 5 cm long, the seeds are set after flowering, and the plants wither and die.

2. Phnom Penh agave: Phnom Penh agave perennial evergreen herb, short stem, slightly woody, leaves clustered, long oval, different sizes, small 145~25cm long, 5~7cm wide, large up to 1m long, thick, smooth, green, edge with yellow-white band, purple-brown spiny serrations. Floral stems have many stripes, yellow green flowers, fleshy, stamens 6, anthers T-shaped, ovary 3-loculed, style subulate, capsule long elliptic, intercellular dehiscence, seeds are mostly flat, black, flowering summer, cultivated in gardens, distributed in southwest and south China.