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American Century Plant
📚 Agave americana
Family: Asparagaceae
🍽 Edible ⚠️ Contains Toxins 💊 Medicinal ⚠ Invasive Species 🐝 Pollinator 🦌 Deer Resistant
Full sun
Sunlight
Low
Water Needs
Slow
Growth Rate
6.00'
Height
18
Views
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🌿 About
The American Century Plant is a striking succulent native to Mexico, famous for its dramatic flowering stalk that can reach up to 30 feet tall. Despite its common name, it typically blooms after 10–30 years, then dies. Its bold, spiky rosettes make it a popular architectural plant in xeriscapes.
📍 Native to: Mexico (central and southern regions), southwestern United States
⚠️ Potentially Harmful
✓ Edible Parts ✓ Medicinal Uses 🐝 Good for Pollinators 🦌 Deer Resistant ☀️ Drought Tolerant ⛔ Contains Toxins ⚠ Invasive Species ⛔ Toxic to Humans 🐾 Toxic to Pets
Extremely drought-tolerant and low-maintenance, ideal for water-wise gardens. Its flowers support pollinators like bats and hummingbirds, and the plant has historical uses for food, fiber, and medicine.
🍽 Edible parts: flower stalk, sap (aguamiel), roasted heart (cabeza)
⚠️ If ingested, rinse mouth and seek medical attention immediately; for eye or skin contact, flush thoroughly with water and consult a doctor if irritation persists.
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🌱 Care & Growing Conditions
🪨 Soil: Well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil; tolerates poor, rocky conditions but not heavy clay.
Full sun to partial shade; water sparingly, allow soil to dry completely between waterings; well-draining sandy or gritty soil; tolerates heat and drought, protect from frost
✂️ Propagation
Propagate by removing offsets (pups) from the base in spring or from seeds after flowering.
🌾 Harvest Information
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Provides nectar for bats, hummingbirds, and insects during flowering; forms dense clumps that offer shelter for small wildlife.
🤝 Companion plants: Lavender, Rosemary, Yucca, Sedum, Echinacea
🔬 Botanical Family: Asparagaceae
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