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Agave potatorum

Some Agave species become gigantic, putting out offsets like mad and wearing out their welcome for those who don’t have large amounts of land for them to colonize. However their are others which are more modest-sized and self-controlled, such as Agave potatorum. This species has neat bluish rosettes about 2 feet across (60 cm), and usually does not make offsets. Like other agaves, it sends up a tall stalk at maturity, coming into flower before dying. This is one of the species with a branching flower stalk, and the flowers are held in clusters at the ens of the branches (the lower photo shows the cluster at the end of one branch). It comes from southern Mexico, in the states of Oaxaca and Puebla. It is certainly a beautiful species, although its cold tolerance is limited and its flowers are not as colorful as some other kinds.

-Brian