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Agave attenuata
Fox-tail Agave!
Soft, luscious, voluptuous are all adjectives that come to mind when describing this handsome succulent. This un-agave-like plant has soft, glaucous, spineless leaves that unfold creating a beautiful symmetrical rosette. With time older plants can form a short trunk to 3', with the older leaves falling clean of the plant. The effect of the bare trunk and the coronation of soft leaves gives many the illusion of a small palm tree. This species originates from pine-oak forests in the cool mountains southwest of Mexico City, at elevations ranging from 6000' to 8000', where the climate is uniform and mild.
The leaves of these plants are quite brittle at a young age. Though we will take great care to protect them in shipment some leaf breakage is unavoidable.
