Agave fourcroydes

This Mexican agave is a very od sterile hybrid, planted commercialy for the production of henequen fibres, similar to the sisal fibres produced by other agave species. Also the henenquen liquour is made out of this species. It is frost hardy to about -5 C or even less.

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We offer a bare-rooted plant of about 15-20 cm in diameter, grown in a 14 cm pot. Container size will just give you an idea of the size of the plant, because succulent plants are sent with bare roots, as they are very tolerant of bare-rooting. We ship worldwide.

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