Agave potatorum, the Verschaffelt agave, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. A smallish and attractive succulent perennial, it is native to partial desert areas of Mexico from Puebla south to Oaxaca.
The Latin specific epithet potatorum refers to drinking and brewing.This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.
Agave potatorum grows as a basal rosette of between 30–80 flat spatulate leaves of up to 1 foot in length and edge fringe of short, ...