Lechuguilla
Agave lechuguilla
Lechuguilla is the signature agave of the Chihuahuan Desert, forming spiny blue-green rosettes that send up a tall yellow flower spike once before dying. Tough architectural form for hot, rocky gardens.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- NM, TX