Agave horrida parrasana from Coahuila in Northern

parrasana from Coahuila in Northern Mexico

shawii from Baja California x A

horrida from Central Mexico & A

It is a highly attractive ornamental that stays solitary and grows to about 2-3' high and 3-4' across

Agave horrida parrasana from Coahuila in NorthernApproximately 50 miles South of Mexico City in the state of Morelos is an outcropping of lava fields that provide the substrate for Agave horrida. This is the only place in which this species grows, & whilst Lemaire gave this special succulent plant a name that reflects repulsion, I am an admirer of the species & do like the name. Growing at an altitude of 7000' 8000' this locale has become difficult to visit. Agave horrida is found adjacent to the