Take stock of 30 agave varieties, beautiful, gentle, peculiar and domineering... all available here

今天的主角是一款肉肉的观叶植物——龙舌兰。

龙舌兰在我们的生活中并不罕见，它和芦荟很相似，但并不是同一个家族哦，今天与大家一起鉴赏30个龙舌兰品种，美丽的、温柔的、奇特的、霸气的……这么多品种的龙舌兰你都见过吗？

紫君血雨

紫君血雨龙舌兰又名“血雨龙舌兰”，是比较容易开花的龙舌兰品种，株幅可达40cm，花序长0.5-1m。

它的叶片相对其他品种而言，不太肥厚，呈三角锥形 （背面圆形凸起，叶片内侧内凹） ，叶表面被有少量白粉，并布有不规则斑点 （强光下斑点呈血色，弱光下斑点呈绿浅色） ；叶缘有漂亮的褐红色锯齿状刺，叶顶端有红褐色硬刺。

维多利亚女王

维多利亚女王龙舌兰又名“ 笹之雪龙舌兰 ” 或“ 皇家龙舌兰 ”，植株冠幅可达40cm+，花序长度可达4m。

its Green leaves are short, stiff and thick, number numerous And are arranged in a distinct hierarchy (up to hundreds of tablets) , with unique white markings on the surface (Make the leaves look three-dimensional) , only the ends of the leaves have 1-3 thorns.

Navarro

The Navarro agave is similar to the Queen Victoria agave, except that the white stripes on the leaves of the former are raised.

Huishan

Huishan agave is the Queen Victoria agave Brocade variant, green Triangular cone blade , the apex is thin, the ventral surface is flat, and the back is rounded and slightly keel-shaped; There are regular yellow markings on the edge of the leaves and irregular white lines on the leaf surface; There are white horns on the keel convex of the leaf margin and the back of the leaf, and there are 1-3 black hard spines at the top of the leaf.

Taki Lei

The plant width of Agave Longlei can reach 30 cm, and the leaves are also Not too thick, triangular cone-shaped (Round convex on the back, concave on the inner side of the blade) , the surface of the leaves is covered with a small amount of white powder; The leaf margin has beautiful purple-red horny edges with serrated thorns, There are reddish-brown hard spines at the top of the leaves.

Lady Lavender

Lady Lavender Agave is a tall but soft agave variety with a plant width of about 70 cm.

The flat fleshy leaves are gentle smoky purple, sometimes one and two-color (The part less exposed to sunlight is gray-green) , the surface of the leaves is covered with purple round spots; The leaf margin is densely covered with small cream-colored spines, and the leaf tip has soft brown spikes.

Auspicious Tianjin

Auspicious Tianjin Agave is The brocade variety of auspicious agave, The plant width is 20-30 cm. its meat quality blade Inverted broad ovate, leaf surface It is covered with white powder, and the leaves are turquoise or gray-green; There are yellow and white stripes on the margin or center of the leaf, The margin of the leaf has dark brown short teeth, and the tip of the leaf has reddish brown hard spines.

Chaos snow

Ranxue Agave is a small agave variety (plant width about 15 cm), so it is also known as "Ji Ranxue Agave". It grows very slowly and is also a rare agave variety.

its Dark green fleshy leaves It is narrowly lanceolate, with leaf surface Irregular white longitudinal strips; Leaf margin horny with white drooping filaments (occasionally sparse teeth) , there are taupe-brown thorns at the leaf ends.

Demon flame

Demonic flame agave According to the degree of curvature of thorns, it can be divided into straight thorn demon inflammation and curved thorn demon inflammation （ Among them, Qu Thorn Yao Yan is very rare and highly sought after by agave lovers ） ， Plant width about 30 cm 。

Its leaf leaves are green, with extensive serrations on the leaf margins, and the tips of the spines are ivory white, smoky white, or brown.

Auspicious crown

The plant width of Auspicious Crown Agave is 15-20 cm. The light green fleshy leaves are short and wide, nearly diamond-shaped, with short reddish-brown thorns on the leaf margin and a long reddish-brown thorn on the top of the leaf.

Ren Wang Guan

Ren Crown Agave The plant width is 20-30 cm, Turquoise The fleshy leaves are covered with white powder, and the upper half of the leaves is narrowly oval （ Apical pointed ） ； Corrugated teeth of leaf margin (Dark brown stratum corneum in upper part) ， Each serration has a sharp thorn at the tip , Ye Duansheng has Long and thick Dark-brown spines of (Old thorns white brown) 。

Rib leaf

Agave grim, also known as "Thor Agave", Plant width approximately 20 cm, Off-white or pale bluish fleshy leaves are Obovate spoon shape (Narrow and thick base, sharp tip of leaf) ， The leaf margin has reddish brown or yellowish brown inverted serrations and dark brown thorns, and the leaf ends are born Spikes.

Princess Thunder God White Middle Spot

Princess Thor White Middle Spotted Agave is A small brocade variety of Agave grim, with short and wide thick fleshy leaves, which are crab shell-shaped; The leaves are turquoise or blue-green in color, covered with thin white powder, and there are milky white brocade spots in the middle of the leaves; There are sparse fleshy teeth on the leaf margin, yellow or reddish-brown short thorns on the tooth ends, and a short thorn on the top of the leaf.

Lobe angustifolia

The plant height of the agave angustifolia is 25-50 cm, Pale green (Sometimes variegated) The fleshy leaves are sword-shaped, with small thorny serrations on the edge and 1 at the top Dark brown Sharp thorns.

First green

Early green agave Called "foxtail agave" or "emerald plate", the plant is 70-90 cm high, and the leaves are elegant, smooth and thornless. The leaves are turquoise at first and slowly turn into light green. The inflorescence is as tall as a fox tail 。

Blue fox tail

The plant height of blue foxtail agave can reach 1.2 m +, and its leaves are also Elegant shape, smooth and thornless, And it's a rare foggy blue.

Taikui

Tequila is commonly used to make tequila Agave variety with tall plants (up to 2 m +) The leaves are blue-green, The larger part of the base of the rhizome is used to make wine 。

Phnom Penh Limei

Phnom Penh Limei Agave plants are 60-90 cm high, gray-green The leaves are thick and narrow, with golden margins, and there are small tines on the edge and apex of the leaves.

Galactic Traveler

Galaxy Traveler Agave is a variant of Limei Agave in Phnom Penh, also known as "Thornless Jade Agave" and "Smooth Agave", with a plant height of about 70 cm; The gray-green fleshy leaves are thick and hard, linear-lanceolate, with bright yellow margins and a reddish thorn at the top of the leaves.

Whale tongue

The plant height of Agave whale can reach 90 cm, the leaves are thick and white powdered, pink-blue, and the leaves are concave inward. Sometimes several ribs are formed on the leaves, like a big barbed tongue.

Five-color Bandai

Five-colored Bandai Agave, also known as "Five-colored Bandai Brocade Agave" and "Five-colored Bandai Agave", is a precious variety of agave. Its fleshy leaves are sword-shaped to lanceolate, with hard and tough leaves, and slightly concave in the middle; The middle of the leaves is yellow-green, the two sides are dark green, and the outermost is yellow. The leaf color contrasts strongly; Leaf margin wavy with short brown spines , there are brown hard thorns at the leaf tips.

Void Treasure

Void Tibetan Agave The crown width can reach 50 cm +. Its leaf shape is lanceolate (The front is flat, the back of the leaf is arc-shaped and convex, and the apex is acuminated) , gray-blue or gray-green, with broken thorns on the leaf margin and dark brown hard thorns on the leaf tip 。

Nail crab

Crab Agave The crown width is about 50 cm, Pink-gray fleshy leaves are oval (leaves narrow towards base, widest near apex) ， Looks like a crab shell , hence the name ； The leaf margin has a pale deep reddish brown " tooth ", small spines are born at the end of the tooth, and nearly black slightly longer spines are born at the top of the blade.

Dolphin

Dolphin agave, also known as "Jade Dragon Spot", is planted The plant height can reach 1.2 m, and its leaves Broad, smooth and soft, the leaf color consists of white-green and blue, with spikes at the tips of the leaves.

Blue light

Blu-ray agave is A hybrid variety of Emerald Disk and Silk-leaf Agave, which grows slowly, most tall Can be up to 60 cm. Its leaves are blue-green with a slender reddish-yellow line on the edge with Fine teeth, with leaf apex Red thorn 。

Eight Desolate Palace

Eight Desolate Palace Tequila is also known as " Agave macrospinosa ", its The leaves are slender and hard, bluish-gray or grayish-green (The outer layer of the leaves is cool white, as if it were covered with a layer of frost) , the leaf margin has dark brown serrations, The tip of the leaf has a hard long black or dark brown thorn (approximately 3.5 cm) 。

Pumila

Pumila agave is also called "Pumila agave" and "Ji agave", and the young plant width is only 10 cm +. Adult strain Plant width It will increase to 60-70 cm, Young plants and The adult plants vary greatly, just like two different varieties.

The leaves of young plants are thick and triangular, with gray-green or blue-green color, dark thin lines on the back of the leaves, and fine serrations on the margins of the leaves; Leaves of adult plants Sword-shaped (up to 30 cm in length) Left and right.

White Heart

White-hearted agave, also known as "Huayan agave", has a plant width of about 1 m. Its lanceolate leaves are gray-green, with silver-white longitudinal stripes in the middle and fine needles on the leaf margins.

Blow up

Blow on agave The plant width can reach 1 m, Linear leaf hard Rough (Flat surface, raised back) , radially straight clusters, with leaves Grey-green, The margin of the leaf often has thorns or occasionally has no thorns, and the top of the leaf often has hard spikes.

Lai Guang

Agave Laiguang, also known as "brown thorn agave", has a plant width of about 1 m and waxy leaves Short and wide, showing Blue-gray-green; The leaf margin has smaller thorns, Large red thorns at the leaf tips.