龍舌蘭
Agave americana subsp. franzosini
植物簡介
An evergreen succulent, forming a stiff rosette of arching, powdery blue-grey leaves, with sharp teeth along the edges and spines at the tip. Slow growing, but can reach up to 2m high at maturity. Mature plants may produce a tall spike of yellow flowers, after which the central rosette dies off, to be replaced by new offsets produced at the base
屬描述
Agave can be perennial or monocarpic succulents, forming rosettes of usually rigid, fleshy, spiny-edged leaves, with funnel-shaped flowers in racemes or panicles often much taller than the rosettes
生長條件
全日照
南向
壤土、砂質
排水良好 · 酸性、中性
全台適種
H3｜最低耐溫 -5 至 1°C
1.5-2.5 公尺
冠幅 1.5-2.5 公尺 · 10-20 年
照顧指南
Grow under glass in cactus compost, water freely when in growth, but keep almost dry over winter. Apply a dilute, liquid fertiliser 3 or 4 times during the growing season. Can be moved to a sunny spot outdoors in summer, but needs to overwinter in a greenhouse or conservatory. See houseplant cacti and succulent cultivation for more advice
No pruning required
Propagate by seed, or by removing offsets in spring or autumn
May be susceptible to scale insects Generally disease-free
適合場景
延伸閱讀
仙人掌與多肉的冬季照顧：台灣的冬天，其實比你以為的更危險
很多人以為仙人掌和多肉植物是「隨便丟著也活得了」的植物，冬天更不需要管，反正沙漠的植物嘛，什麼苦都吃得了。這個誤解每年冬天都會害死很多植物。
多肉葉插繁殖新手包：一片葉子變出一盆植物，聽起來是詐騙但是真的
我第一次聽到「葉插」這個詞的時候，是站在一個老花友旁邊看她把石蓮的葉子一片片地摘下來，整整齊齊排在一個裝了薄薄一層介質的淺盤上。我問她：「妳在幹嘛？」她說：「在繁殖啊。」我問：「就這樣？」她說：「就這樣。」
多肉石頭花園的禪意設計
石頭是花園裡最沉默的居民。它不需要澆水，不需要施肥，不會生病，不會凋謝。它只是存在著，以億萬年的耐心，在每一道光線的角度下展現不同的質地——清晨的石頭有露水凝結，午後的石頭在陽光中微微發燙，傍晚的石頭在長影之中顯得格外沉穩。