Species · genus Agave · Asparagaceae

Tequila Agave

Agave tequilana F.A.C.Weber

Also known as: Blue Agave

Growth habit

succulent perennial

Native range

Mexico Central, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest

Reference · A. tequilana

Cultivars of A. tequilana

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under A. tequilana yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

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Agave tequilana is a succulent perennial from the arid regions of central and western Mexico, where it stores water in its thick leaves and endures long dry spells. Give it the brightest, sunniest spot you have and a gritty, fast-draining mix, then water deeply but only when the soil has dried out completely to the bottom of the pot. It rots quickly if left sitting in moisture, so when in doubt, wait.

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

Light

Direct sun

Water

≈ every 30 days

Humidity

Low — average room

Temperature

5–35 °C

Soil mix

Gritty, sharply draining succulent mix

Propagation

Offsets removed from the base

Fertilizing

Dilute feed once or twice in spring and summer

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Rarely indoors; blooms once after many years, then dies

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

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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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 14-30d) · ai:claude-fable-5

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