Agave attenuata Salm-Dyck A succulent with a rosette of glaucous leaves and a long curving inflorescence of pale greenish flowers, native of Mexico in the Sierra Madre Occidentale, growing along the tops of cliffs in cloud forest of pine and oak, flowering in November–January (winter). Rosettes often on a short prostrate trunk. Leaves without spines and with a soft point, 50–70cm long, 12–16cm wide. Inflorescence to 3.5m with plantlets after flowering, hanging out over the cliff. Easily grown with water in summer. Cultivation Easily grown in shallow, well-drained soil.
Height to 1.5m (5ft); spread to 3.5m (11 ½ft). USZ 9–11, surviving -6.5°C (20°F) of frost. Tolerant of summer drought.