agave ovatifolia diam 18 cm pot o 15 cm no 1 Nolina All photographs are made in

All photographs are made in Amboseli National Park in Kenya

The plant stores water in its rhizomes and this reserve is used in times of drought

It thrives in mild

2 to 2 cm wide

tolerating mild frosts

agave ovatifolia diam 18 cm pot o 15 cm no 1 Nolina All photographs are made inAgave ovatifolia Agave ovatifolia belongs to the Parryanae group and is closely related to A. havardiana and A. parrasana, and just like A. havardiana it has proven to be one of the best agaves for cold, wet climates, more successfully than almost all other species. Agave ovatifolia is solitary growing and makes no offsets; after many years it will flower and die. It grows a hemispherical rosette, which will reach in nature about 80 cm tall and 120 cm