About
Agave amica 'The Pearl' is a deciduous perennial with tuberous roots that develops a rosette of elongated leaves reaching up to 40 cm in length. It produces an upright stem that can grow up to 1.2 meters high, showcasing a loose inflorescence of fragrant, double white flowers measuring 4 to 6 cm long during the summer months.
About the genus
Agave consists of either perennial or monocarpic succulents that develop rosettes of typically stiff, thick, spiny leaves. The plants produce funnel-shaped flowers in racemes or panicles that often exceed the height of the rosettes.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants
- Fragrance
- Flower
- Toxicity
- Skin irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets (dogs, cats): harmful if eaten. For further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow under glass in peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light. Water moderately during the growing season and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser every 2 weeks. Reduce watering as leaves die down and keep dry when dormant, store tubers in sand in frost free conditions
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, or remove offsets when plant is dormant
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to scale insects
- Disease resistance
- Prone to a virus