How to Grow and Care for : Agave havardiana (Havard Agave)

Hello and welcome to Brainy Gardener! Today it is all about how to grow and care for the Agave havardiana. The Agave havardiana also called Havard Agave is a beautiful, hardy plant that can grow anywhere, from your backyard to indoors to a greenhouse. This gorgeous succulent is ready to spread its beauty anywhere and everywhere; if given a chance. It is an evergreen succulent plant native to Mexico and Southwestern Texas. It can grow up to 3 feet tall and wide in the wild, but it will usually only reach half that size in your home.
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How to Grow and Care for : Agave havardiana (Havard Agave)
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Video Timestamps
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0:00 - Introduction
1:11- Light
1:28 - Soil, Water and Fertilizer
2:29- Temperature and Humidity
2:53 - Pruning
3:03 - Potting and Repotting
4:11 - Propagation
5:03- Blooms
5:29 - Toxicity and Common Pests
6:38 - Note and Avoid
6:49 - Common Problems
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Summary
The Agave havardiana also called Havard Agave is a beautiful, hardy plant that can grow anywhere. It can grow up to 3 feet tall and wide in the wild, but it will usually only reach half that size in your home. It is known for its extremely sharp spines, which are capable of causing severe injury. This Agave forms a tight rosette of overlapping leaves that are thick and leathery. It is grey-green, with bent spines that can become lodged in the skin. This Agave has been used by Apaches for centuries, not only as food but also for medicinal purposes.
1. Light
Agave havardiana is a light-loving succulent that needs at least four or five hours of direct light daily. It will not do well in low-light conditions, so if you don’t have a particularly sunny location, consider moving it or swapping it for another succulent.
2. Soil, Water and Fertilizer
Agave havardiana likes a well-draining soil that’s on the gritty side. Agave havardiana must be watered only when the soil has become completely dry. This means the soil’s surface should not be damp or wet when watering it. Agave havardiana does not require much fertilizer. If you want to, fertilize it once a year in spring with a balanced fertilizer.
3. Temperature and Humidity
Agave havardiana tolerates a wide range of temperatures and humidity but prefers warm conditions. The ideal range is somewhere between 55 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit. It is frost hardy to below-freezing if kept dry.
4. Pruning
Agave havardiana does warrant much pruning. Trim off any dead leaves as needed when you repot the plant, but avoid cutting back live leaves.
5. Potting and Repotting
Agave havardiana can be potted in a variety of containers, including clay pots and terra cotta. The plant prefers well-draining soil that has been amended with organic material such as peat moss or coconut coir.
6. Propagating Aloe arborescens by Suckers (Pups)
Agave havardiana can be propagated by offsets. The first step is finding an offset you would like to propagate. They are usually found near the base of a mother plant and have a few leaves on them already.
7. Blooms
Agave havardiana is monocarpic, which means it will die after flowering. However, the plant will produce a single huge flower stalk, often reaching up to ten feet in height.
8. Toxicity and Common Pests
Agave havardiana is non-toxic. In fact, it was used by Native Americans to make mescal or mezcal, a clear alcoholic drink that’s made from the fleshy core of the plant. However, the spines on the sides of the leaves are viciously barbed and can cause nasty cuts if you’re not careful. Agave snout weevil, Scale Insects and Slugs and Snails the most common pests of these plants.
9. Note and Avoid
Please Note and Avoid. Over-watering the plant, Placing it under harsh sunlight, Using poorly drained potting mediums, and Fertilizing during the dormancy period.
10 Common Problems
Over-watering, sunburn and frost burn are some of the common problems of these plants.
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