Description: The Mescal Ceniza (Agave colorata) is an attractive small plant with individual succulent rosettes 60 to 120 cm in diameter. This plant is usually solitary and does not often send up many plants around the main rosette, but sometimes it may slowly clump and mature plants develop a short stem (larger group can grow up to 1.2-1.8m tall and 2-3 m in diameter). It is similar in size and armament to its bovine cousin (Agave bovicornuta), but the blue-grey leaves are wider, with stunning leaf imprints. Leaf imprints develop during the formation of the bud.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Late springmid summer |
|---|---|
| Bloom Season | Spring |
| Botanical Name | Agave colorata |
| Common Name | Mescal ceniza ash |
| Common Name | Mescal Ceniza, Sider cactus |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Asparagaceae |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | White, pale pink or purple |
| Flower Color | Yellow and orange |
| Growth Habit | Globose |
| Growth Habit | Sharp terminal spine. |
| Growth Rate | Fast growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 8 – 11 |
| Hardiness Zone | 8b to 11b |
| Mature Size | 1' – 3' |
| Mature Size | 47 " |
| Native Area | Mexico. |
| Native Area | Northeastern mexico |
| Resistance | 4° C |
| Resistance | 5° C |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun |
- Description
- Key Plant Features
Description: The Mescal Ceniza (Agave colorata) is an attractive small plant with individual succulent rosettes 60 to 120 cm in diameter. This plant is usually solitary and does not often send up many plants around the main rosette, but sometimes it may slowly clump and mature plants develop a short stem (larger group can grow up to 1.2-1.8m tall and 2-3 m in diameter). It is similar in size and armament to its bovine cousin (Agave bovicornuta), but the blue-grey leaves are wider, with stunning leaf imprints. Leaf imprints develop during the formation of the bud.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Late springmid summer |
|---|---|
| Bloom Season | Spring |
| Botanical Name | Agave colorata |
| Common Name | Mescal ceniza ash |
| Common Name | Mescal Ceniza, Sider cactus |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Asparagaceae |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | White, pale pink or purple |
| Flower Color | Yellow and orange |
| Growth Habit | Globose |
| Growth Habit | Sharp terminal spine. |
| Growth Rate | Fast growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 8 – 11 |
| Hardiness Zone | 8b to 11b |
| Mature Size | 1' – 3' |
| Mature Size | 47 " |
| Native Area | Mexico. |
| Native Area | Northeastern mexico |
| Resistance | 4° C |
| Resistance | 5° C |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun |
