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Golden Flowered Agave, Agave chrysantha

Golden Flowered Agave, Agave chrysantha Desert Botanical Garden of Phoenix Arizona, October 6, 2006.

Golden Flowered Agave Agave chrysantha	Golden Flowered Agave Agave chrysantha

Golden Flowered Agave Agave chrysantha, Agave Family ( Agaveae or Agavaceae ), Golden Flowered Agave. Also called: Goldenflower Agave, Century Plant, Golden Flower Agave, Mountain Agave. The Agave chrysantha rosette is composed of yellowish green to green leaves, 36 - 48 inches long. The leaf margins are undulate to wavy, they are armed with well defined teeth. Goldenflower Agave is one of a few plants in Mexico used to make mezcal. Technically, tequila is a type of mezcal, however all mezcals are not tequila. To be a true tequila, it must be derived from Agave tequilana Weber azul, or more commonly known as the Webers Blue variety of Agave tequilana.The tequila also must be produced in the Mexican state of Jalisco, in the town of Tequila. We have been to Tequila and you can smell the fermenting for several miles away. Mezcal is made from one of 5 or 6 species of Agave. Agave parryi var. truncata, is one used for mescal, not tequila. Flowers smell like coconut. Height: Dense rosette, 3 - 4 feet high and 3 to 4 feet in diameter. Flowers: A large stalk emerges from the center of the plant, it becomes about 15 feet tall. Then, gold yellow flowers grow from the stalk. Blooming Time: Phoenix Arizona, January - August. Leaves: The leaves are yellowish green to green, not cross-zoned, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate. The leaf margins are undulate to wavy, they are armed with well defined teeth. Found: Native Arizona. Elevation: 2,100 - 6,300 Feet. In Arizona. Habitat: It grows well in sandy hills. It needs good drainage and aeration. It is remarkably tolerant of alkali. Miscellaneous: Maintenance: Low. Photos Taken; Desert Botanical Garden of Phoenix Arizona, October 6, 2006.