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Queen Victoria agave

Agave victoriae-reginae

Very rareSucculentEasyMild

A succulent. Prefers full sun. Wants a fast-draining substrate. As a species it wants water about every 21 days. Mildly toxic if ingested.

Queen Victoria agave: how often should you water it?

~21days between waterings

That’s the interval our references converge on for this species indoors: roughly every 21 days between waterings, adjusted for your light and your season.

What we do and don’t publish

Why we don’t give you a date.

We publish the interval this species usually wants. We don’t publish a date for your plant — nothing here measures it. The interval is a starting point you adjust from what you actually log.

Start trackingLog a watering, and the interval starts adjusting to your home.
Guidance is curated against general horticultural references including the RHS, the Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder, and university extension services. Each field is either published or left empty — never estimated.

Care cadences

WWaterEvery ~21 days
FFertilizeEvery ~45 days
RRepotEvery ~1095 days

Not needed for this species: clean leaves · mist.

What’s known about this species

Light

ExposureFull sun
Tolerates direct sunYes
Minimum light10750 lux
Daily light target10 mol/m²/day

Environment

Ideal temperature21 °C
min 5 °Cmax 32 °C
Humidity30–50% RH

Soil & pot

Drainagefast

Pot with drainage; very gritty mix (≈50% mineral grit). Slow-growing; rarely needs repotting.

Toxicity

MildToxic to pets

Mildly toxic: irritant properties can cause mild oral or GI upset.

The species’ year

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GrowingDormantRepotFeed

A typical year for this species in a temperate northern home. It shifts with your light and your latitude — we don’t track your plant’s season, so treat this as rhythm, not schedule.

Keep this species honest in your own log.

Verdalia holds the interval, your log moves it. Free to start.

Start tracking

Verdalia publishes species guidance curated from horticultural references. It does not measure your plant — you log what you do, and the intervals adjust to what you log. Suggest a correction