Species · genus Agave · Asparagaceae
Lechuguilla
Agave lophantha Schiede
Also known as: Thorn-crest Agave · Thorn-crested Agave · Thorncrest Century Plant
Cultivars of A. lophantha
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under A. lophantha yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.
Guide
The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.
Agave lophantha is a succulent rosette-forming perennial from arid and semi-arid country across northeastern Mexico, the Gulf coast, and Texas, where it endures bright sun and gritty, fast-draining ground. Give it the brightest light you have, ideally direct sun, and a coarse, mineral mix that never stays soggy. Water deeply but rarely, only once the soil has dried out completely; if you are unsure, wait longer, since this plant tolerates drought far better than wet roots.
Care recipe
The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.
Care notes are early — not yet verified
- Light
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Water
- ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 14-30d)
- Humidity
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Soil
- ai:claude-fable-5
- Care
- ai:claude-fable-5
Direct sun
≈ every 30 days
Low — average room
7–32 °C
Gritty, fast-draining cactus and succulent mix
Offsets removed from the parent rosette
Light succulent feed once or twice during the growing season
Moderate
Rarely flowers indoors; a once-in-a-lifetime bloom spike
Not yet documented
This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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No reference gallery yet
A few clear photos — habit, a mature leaf, a flower if it blooms — would give this page its eyes.
Add imagesSources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 14-30d) · ai:claude-fable-5
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