Texas False Agave - Hechtia texensis

Latin Name:

Hechtia texensis

Regular price $24.99 CAD
SKU: 38753
We only sell freshly harvested seeds from small time growers, hobbyists and collectors. Listing is for 5 Seeds ThisBromeliad grows in north central Mexico and the Big Bend region of far west Texas, where it resembles Agave lechuguilla but is easily distinguished by the rich red color of its leaves - either the whole upper surface or just the edges and tips. The upward-pointing leaves are tapering, 1 to 1.5 inches wide at the base, up to 17 inches long, and lined with a regular array of large teeth (lechuguilla have no teeth). In arid conditions leaf tips may turn...

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Meet Hechtia texensis. The common name for this is Texas False Agave. Stargazer Exotics is proud to offer the freshest of rare plant seeds. Other Common names for this rare Bromeliad are: False Agave, Maguey, Century Plant, American Aloe. Check this Texas False Agave (Hechtia texensis) out along with all of our other Bromeliads plant seeds here at Stargazer Exotics. We ship these Bromeliads seeds from Canada to anywhere in the World.
$24.99 CAD
We only sell freshly harvested seeds from small time growers, hobbyists and collectors.
Listing is for 5 Seeds
ThisBromeliad grows in north central Mexico and the Big Bend region of far west Texas, where it resembles Agave lechuguilla but is easily distinguished by the rich red color of its leaves - either the whole upper surface or just the edges and tips. The upward-pointing leaves are tapering, 1 to 1.5 inches wide at the base, up to 17 inches long, and lined with a regular array of large teeth (lechuguilla have no teeth). In arid conditions leaf tips may turn brown and become shriveled. The small, brownish white springtime flowers are borne on a branched stalk about 2 feet tall. New plants sprout from the base.

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