Agave is named after its sword-shaped leaves with wavy teeth on the edge, and its shape is very similar to the legendary agave. Because of its long life, slow growth and difficulty in flowering, it is also called "century plant" in English, which means "century plant" and is one of the succulents sought after by enthusiasts in recent years. Its variety, shape or colorful, or fresh and elegant. According to different plant sizes, different potted plants can be made and placed in living rooms, balconies and other places. In the tropics, it can also be used as ornamental garden plants, and some precious varieties are the objects that senior players compete for.

"Agave" is a general term for succulents of Agavaceae and Agavaceae, with about 300 original species, in addition to a large number of horticultural varieties, hybrids and cultivated varieties. Plants have no stems or shorter stems, and fleshy leaves are stacked in a rosette arrangement at the base of the stems. In most varieties, several young leaves in the center of the plant gather into a cone. Leaves are boat-shaped, sword-shaped, triangular, needle-shaped and linear. According to different varieties. There are sharp thorns at the tip of the leaf, hard teeth at the edge of the leaf, and the colors of the leaves are green, blue, silver gray and so on. Some varieties are covered with white powder and beautiful stripes. Flowers are panicles or umbels, and pedicels are stout and several meters high. They are monoecious and can bear capsules after cross-pollination. Most varieties of agave only bloom once in their lifetime, usually after 8 to 25 years of growth, and the plants gradually wither and die after flowering. According to the plant size, agave can be divided into three categories: large species, medium species and small species. Among them, the race with a plant width of several centimeters to 30 centimeters is a popular variety at present. Because of its small plant and high ornamental value, it is especially suitable for family cultivation and ornamental. In addition, it can be divided into American native species and Japanese horticultural species. The former is wild and interesting, while the latter is exquisite and charming.

Agave leaves are gray-green or blue-gray, with a length of 1.7 m and a width of 20 cm, and the base is arranged in a rosette shape. The marginal spines are brown at first, then grayish white, and the length of the peripheral spines can reach 3 cm. Pedicels come out from the center of the rosette, and the flowers are yellow-green. I like warm and sunny environment, and the growth temperature is 15 to 25℃. Strong drought tolerance requires loose and permeable soil. Tequila is native to the United States, and some varieties take more than ten years or decades to blossom in the country of origin. The huge inflorescence can reach 7 to 8 meters high, which is the longest inflorescence in the world. There are hundreds of white or yellowish bell-shaped flowers, which die after flowering, so tequila is called "century plant".