What varieties of agave are there?

Article Catalog

Phnom Penh Tequila

queen victoria tequila

spotted agave

Other varieties of agave

Golden Agave: There are yellow-white strips on the edge and purple-brown thorn-like serrations. Queen Victoria agave: dark green in color, long triangular shape, with irregular slightly convex inner lines on the leaves. Spotted agave: flat and flaky, with thicker leaves and often curled edges. Silver-edged agave: gray-green with silver-white edges. Golden heart agave: yellow in the middle of the leaves and green on the edges.

Phnom Penh Agave

Phnom Penh Agave is a typical species of agave and is commonly used in garden cultivation. Also known as golden-edged lotus, agave, and golden-edged fake pineapple.

Golden agave is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant. The stem is relatively short and lignified, with multiple sword-shaped leaves of varying sizes, 5-7cm wide, and sometimes the leaves can be up to 1m long. The most distinctive feature is the green leaves, with yellow-white stripes on the edges and purple-brown thorn-like serrations. The leaves are smooth but fragile and break easily. Mostly cultivated in gardens.

Queen Victoria Agave

Queen Victoria Tequila, just hearing the name will make you feel a sense of nobility and elegance. The Queen is that kind of aloof and charming character.

Queen Victoria agave leaves form rosettes on short stems. It is dark green in color, long and triangular in shape, with irregular slightly convex inner lines on the leaves, mostly concentrated on the edges. The leaves are entire, with a hard and sharp apex. This plant actually grows very slowly, growing only 1-2 new leaves every year, just like a delicate queen. Therefore, mature plants are very valuable and are the most beautiful species of agave.

Striped Agave

Spotted agave is another common agave.

The leaves of spotted agave are flat and flaky, with different lengths. The leaves are thick and the edges are often curled. The surface color of the leaves is yellow-brown to dark brown, with dense longitudinal stripes, and the edges of the leaves are light yellow and smooth.

Other varieties of agave

h2>

In addition to the above-mentioned varieties, silver-edge agave and golden-heart agave are also commonly used.

The silver-edged agave is characterized by gray-green leaves with silver-white edges.

Golden Heart Agave has yellow leaves in the middle, or yellow with thin green stripes in the middle, and green leaf edges.

queen victoria tequila

spotted agave

Other varieties of agave

- END -