paired-flowered agave

Grow under glass in cactus compost, water sparingly when in growth, but keep dry over winter. Apply a dilute, liquid fertiliser 3 or 4 times during the growing season. Outdoors plants can be grown in a raised desert bed but must be given protection from winter wet. See hardy cacti and succulent cultivation for further advice

No pruning required

Propagate by seed or removal of offsets

May be susceptible to scale insects

Generally disease-free