Agave americana, common names sentry plant, century plant, maguey or American aloe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Mexico, and the United States in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. Today, it is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant.WikipediaFamily: AsparagaceaeScientific name: Agave americanaRank: SpeciesOrder: AsparagalesKingdom: PlantaeHigher classification: Agave
Last year I collected a few “pups” from these plants and have planted them on the trail up the hill behind the shop that leads to the new Blue Oak Vista camp site. More on that in a new post!
In our canyon they seem to live about 10 years! ( 30 years of plants on that slope! )
