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| name = ''Agave attenuata''
|familia=Agavaceae
| common_names =     <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
|genus=Agave
| growth_habit = herbaceous
|species=attenuata
| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|common_name=lion's tail,swan's neck, foxtail
| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|habit=cacti-succulent
| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|Min ht box=3
| lifespan = perennial
|Min ht metric=ft
| exposure = full sun, part-shade{{SSN}}
|Max ht box=7
| water = usually moderate to little{{SSN}}
|Max ht metric=ft
| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|Min wd box=24
| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|Min wd metric=in
| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|Max wd box=60
| sunset_zones = 20-27{{SSN}}
|Max wd metric=in
| color = IndianRed
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image = Agave_attenuata-IMG_0269_hunt07.jpg
|lifespan=perennial
| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_caption = ''[[Agave attenuata]]''
|exposure=sun, part-sun
| regnum = Plantae
|sun_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
|water=moderate, dry
| classis = Liliopsida
|water_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
| ordo = Asparagales
|features=flowers
| familia = Agavaceae
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
| genus = Agave
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| species = attenuata
|flowers=orange, yellow
}}
|Temp Metric=°F
{{Inc|
|min_zone=9
Agave attenuata, Salm-Dyck (A. glaucescens, Hook.). Trunk 4-5 ft., sometimes prostrate: lvs. broadly oblanceolate, spreading, with recurved tips, 6-10 x25-30 in., glaucous, thin, entirely unarmed: infl. 5-10 ft., usually recurving, its very short stalk closely covered by bracts; fls. paired, about 2 in.; ovary flask-shaped, 3/4-l in., segm. 3/4 in., tube 1/4 in. Exceptionally produces large bulbils among the caps, after flowering. Mex.—Varies in a form with sterile base of spike longer and sparsely bracted, and fls. in clusters of 6-8, var. paucibracteata, Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 11, pi. 7. The varietal names elliptica, latifolia, latissima and subundulata have been applied to garden forms. A cross with A. Verschaffeltii is x A. Guignárdii, Hort.; a cross with A. xylonacantha is listed.
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|max_zone=11
|sunset_zones=20-27
|image=Agave_attenuata-IMG_0269_hunt07.jpg
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|image_caption=Agave attenuata
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'''''Agave attenuata''''' is a species of [[agave]] sometimes known as the "lion's tail", "swan's neck", or "foxtail" for its development of a curved stem, unusual among agaves. Native to the plateau of central [[Mexico]], as one of the unarmed agaves, it is popular as an ornamental plant in gardens.
The stems typically range from 50 to 150 cm (20–60 in) in length, and eventually old leaves fall off, leaving them naked and visible. The leaves are ovate-accuminate, 50–70 cm (20–28 in) long and 12–16 cm (5–6 in) wide, pale in color, ranging from a light gray to a light yellowish green. There are no teeth, nor terminal spines, although the leaves taper to points that fray with age. The inflorescence is a dense [[raceme]] 2.5 to 3 meters (8 to 10 ft) high, with greenish-yellow flowers.


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Latest revision as of 00:42, 12 May 2011

 Agave attenuata subsp. var.  lion's tail, swan's neck, foxtail
Agave attenuata
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Height: ⇕ 3 ft to 7 ft
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The query description has an empty condition.: ⌛ perennial
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USDA Zones: 9 to 11
Sunset Zones: 20-27
Flower features: ❀ orange, yellow
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Agave attenuata is a species of agave sometimes known as the "lion's tail", "swan's neck", or "foxtail" for its development of a curved stem, unusual among agaves. Native to the plateau of central Mexico, as one of the unarmed agaves, it is popular as an ornamental plant in gardens.

The stems typically range from 50 to 150 cm (20–60 in) in length, and eventually old leaves fall off, leaving them naked and visible. The leaves are ovate-accuminate, 50–70 cm (20–28 in) long and 12–16 cm (5–6 in) wide, pale in color, ranging from a light gray to a light yellowish green. There are no teeth, nor terminal spines, although the leaves taper to points that fray with age. The inflorescence is a dense raceme 2.5 to 3 meters (8 to 10 ft) high, with greenish-yellow flowers.

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