Acave Americana

Product Description

Since our inception, we are successfully involved in manufacturing, supplying and exporting Acave Americana. This evergreen plant is widely recognized by its pointed thick juicy leaves creating curricular formation. We cultivate this plant in highly fertile soil using premium quality fertilizers and other ingredients. The offered product is requires minimum water supplement for fast growth. This plant is highly demanded by the customers for producing seeds and offsets. The offered plant of Acave Americana is praised by the patrons for its following medicinal properties:

• Antiseptic
• Anti-inflammatory
• Demulcent
• Diuretic
• Laxative

Other info:

Form: thick, massive succulent with pointed leaves forming basal rosette; offset plants at base
Seasonality: evergreen; dies after blooming
Size: 5-7ft high, spread to 8-12ft
Leaves: large thick points, blueish, sharp stout tip, toothed margin, teeth curve downward and show an attractive pattern on back of leaves
Flowers: large asparagus-like stalk emerging from center of plant, 15 to 30ft tall, yellow flowers emerge from terminal end on a horizontal branching structure up to 6ft across; flowers when 10 or more years old, exact triggering mechanism is not well understood
Fruit: flat disk seed enclosed in capsule
Stems/Trunks: n/a

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• specimen plant
• accent
• good in (very) large planter
• do not use near foot traffic

• Exposure: full sun, reflected heat; better in part shade than other succulents
• Water: natural rainfall; better on supplement water, once per month in summer
• Soil: tolerant, good drainage; okay in shallow soils
• Propagation: seed, offsets
• Maintenance: minimal; removal of lower leaves can be dangerous; removal of entire dead plant after blooming can be difficult due to large size