What kind of plant is agave? Is agave an aloe vera?

1. What is the plant?

It is a perennial plant of the Asparagaceae family, Agave genus, and is evergreen all year round. Also known as dragon tongue palm and fanma. It is native to the tropical regions of America and prefers a warm, sunny environment. It is now being cultivated in various provinces and regions in South China and Southwest my country, and is widely distributed. It can be cultivated in flower beds or maintained as potted plants at home.

Its leaves are arranged in a rosette shape and are fleshy. There are thorns on the edges and a hard spike on the top. It is difficult to bloom and requires years of care. When flowering, it is a large panicle with yellow-green flowers.

2. Is it Aloe Vera?

It is similar to aloe vera, but they are two different plants. There are obvious differences in leaves and inflorescences. The leaves of agave are gray in color, relatively broad, and have hard and sharp thorns. The leaves of aloe vera are grass green, and there is a clear difference when the two are put together. Although it has thorns, they are small and soft.

The difference is also obvious in the inflorescence. Agave is difficult to bloom and is not easy to see. When it blooms, the inflorescence is relatively tall and cone-shaped, the flower color is yellow-green, and it will bear fruit after blooming. Aloe vera has a racemose inflorescence and is much shorter than the former. Its flowers are denser and orange-yellow with yellow spots.