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Agave is a genus of around 200 species. The plants are perennials, but each rosette flowers once and then dies. Some species are known by the common name, Century Plant. Agaves are among the most conspicuous plants of arid North America; their bold forms attract attention in any landscape whether natural or designed. They are often confused with Yucca plants. Agaves are characterized by succulent or semi-succulent leaves that form rosettes from a few centimetres to several meters across, but there are many variations on this basic pattern. Agave celsii is a medium-sized clump-forming agave that has rosettes up to 60cm tall and wide with fleshy 15cm wide by 60cm long green leaves that gracefully curve upwards. This plant is considered to be frost tender but Mary and Gary Irish note in their book "Agaves, Yuccas and Related Plants" that Agave celsii survived temperatures to -11°C. |