Succulent Agave bracteosa is commonly known as Spider Agave or Squid Agave plant. The plant belongs to the Agavaceae family and is a native of the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico. It is a slow-growing plant and frost-hardy. The plant is characterized by solitary or clumping rosettes. The rosettes are small or medium-sized, not growing more than 30-45 cm tall. In summer, the rosettes bear small inflorescences that carry creamy-yellow flowers. The winter-dormant plant grows best in filtered sun to light shade. Growth Rate The Agave Squid is a slow-growing plant. Flowering Agave bracteosa flowers are yellow in color, growing on small inflorescences in summer. Watering Squid Agave plant is drought-tolerant. However, you can water it regularly, and it will still grow happily as it is more moisture-tolerant than most agaves. Soil The soil for the Spider Agave plant should drain off well. Hardiness This is a frost-hardy plant with a hardiness zone of 7 to 11. Light Squid Agave needs filtered sun to light shade. Propagation Offsets and pups should be used for propagating the plant. The mother plant will die after flowering. The offsets and pups should be cut and used for propagation before this happens. Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
