Agave potatorum is a beautiful small variety of agave, forming a neat rosette of fleshy blue-grey leaves with dangerous dark brown spines. It's perfect for growing in containers as part of a drought-tolerant display.
Grow Agave potatorum in well-drained soil. Hardy to -10°C, it needs protection from winter wet, ideally move to an unheated greenhouse in autumn.
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Agave and wildlife
Agave has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
