Agave bracteosa S.Watson ex Engelm., also known "spider agave" or "squid agave", is a solitary or clumping rosette. Small among the agaves, its green succulent leaves are long and lanceolate, 50-70 cm long and 3-5 cm at the base, where they are the widest. It forms clusters to 1,2 m across.Its rosette is openly spreading, small to medium sized from a very short aboveground leaf axil (stem). In its native habitat Agave bracteosa rarely exceeds 30-45 cm of height and 45-60 cm in diameter, individual rosettes have a graceful urn-like shape formed by a relatively few upright leaves leaves that grow up and curve out and down. In habitat, plants usually have just one or two small offsets, but in the garden they will produce numerous offspring and form a 1.5-1.8 meter diameter mass of vegetation.
Genus name comes from from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ, “Agave”), from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”).
Agave bracteosa
Agave bracetosa is approximately 75 cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 28 cm pot.
