Agave (Agave cantala agave)

Family: Asparagaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Agave: Agave cantala. Commonly grown in Southeast Asia from the Philippines to India, Agave (Agave cantala) is, a succulent, evergreen, perennial plant that forms a rosette of leaves that grows up to 2 m long. It forms a flowering stem of up to 8 m in height towards the end of its life. The shoot buds are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. It is often used in landscaping as hedgerows and along rivers and brooks for reducing soil erosion.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Shoot buds - cooked and eaten as a vegetable. — Shoot buds - cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known as a truly wild plant. (Zone 9)