agave attenuata

Agave attenuata is one of the species most common but most beautiful of the whole genre.
Its leaves are yellow-green color that draws much attention
To this we add that has a thorn, we face an ideal plant for all types of gardens, even if you have children or pets.

Maintenance is simple, In fact some people even grown inside house, and an interior patio or at the entrance of the same.

Our protagonist is a succulent plant belonging to the genus Agave, and it grows wild in Jalisco (Mexico).

Popularly it is known as maguey of the dragon, agave attenuata or gooseneck, only develops a stalk from the 50 and the 150 cm long.
Its leaves are ovate and acuminate, about 70 cm long 12-16 cm wide, a magnificent gray to pale yellow-green.
The flowers are grouped in dense clusters 2,5 a 3 meters high.