Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar). It is considered a dwarf form obtained from selected compact growing plants found in habitat.

• Agave horrida f. nana hort.

• Agave horrida Lem. ex Jacobi
• Agave artichaut Hort. C. Besserer ex A.Berger
• Agave desmetiana hort. ex Baker non Jacobi
• Agave grandidentata Hort.Belg. ex Jacobi
• Agave horrida var. gilbeyi (Haage & Schmid. ex Regel) Baker
• Agave gilbeyi hort., Haage & Schmidt
• Agave roezliana var. gilbeyi (Haage & Schmid. ex Regel) Trel.
• Agave horrida var. laevior Jacobi
• Agave horrida var. latifrons hort. ex Besaucèle
• Agave horrida var. macrodonta Baker
• Agave horrida var. micracantha Baker
• Agave horrida var. monstruosa hort. ex Besaucèle
• Agave horrida var. recurvispina hort. ex Besaucèle
• Agave horrida var. viridis hort. ex Besaucèle
• Agave killischkii hort. ex A.Berger & Schmidt
• Agave maigretiana Jacobi
• Agave horrida var. maigretiana (Jacobi) Trel. in L.H.Bailey
• Agave regeliana hort. ex Jacobi
• Agave regeliana hort. ex Baker
• Agave regelii hort. ex Besaucèle
• Agave triangularis var. rigidissima Trel.

• Agave horrida subs. perotensis B.Ullrich
• Agave obscura '' Perote ''

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Cultivation and Propagation: It is a stunning specimen plant for containers or a well drained spot in the garden. It tend to be slow grower, but worth the effort. Grow it in porous soil with adequate drainage. Itdo well in full sun or a lightly shaded area. Water thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch. In winter watering this plant can be done once every 1-2 months, there is no need to mist the leaves. It is theoretically hardy to -3° C, particularly when dry but it is best to avoid severe freezing temperatures. Heat Tolerance: good
Propagation: Relatively easy to propagate by seeds or by suckers (if available) Remove the basal suckers in spring or summer and let the cuttings dry for a few days before inserting in compost.. only problem is the logistics of getting to the suckers - very sharp spines and suckers usually right up against, or underneath the mother plant.
Uses: These striking plants are wonderful when used for accent or simply to provide some all year round foliage colour and often used in a pot as a patio plant, they make an eye-catching statement and along with other evergreen plants in pots, can be moved around to change the scenery or position to give more shelter.Uses: These striking plants are wonderful when used for accent or simply to provide some all year round foliage colour and often used in a pot as a patio plant, they make an eye-catching statement and along with other evergreen plants in pots, can be moved around to change the scenery or position to give more shelter.