Agave ocahui
Common name: 
Ocahui Agave
Pronunciation: 
a-GAW-vee oh-KAH-hee
Family: 
Asparagaceae
Genus: 
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf evergreen rosette-forming succulent with many narrow, yucca-like leaves.  May reach 1.5 ft in height with a 2 ft spread (45 x 60 cm).  Leaves 50 x 2.5 cm, erect to ascending, rigid, linear-lanceolate, flat above, dark green edged in brown, margin lacks teeth or serrations, terminal spine.  Flower stalk to 3 m high with yellow flowers.  Fruit is ovoid, small, 15 x 8 mm, red to yellow-brown.
  • Sun to light filtered shade, any soil type but best if well-drained, limited summer irrigation needed
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 8b (15-20° F)   Native to the rocky hillsides of northeastern Sonoran Desert to 4500 feet in elevation, mostly found in Sonora, Mexico.
  • ocahui: a native peoples word for cord or fiber. When the leaves are crushed they can be used as a scouring brush.
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