Break an aloe leaf in half and you will see a very juicy mucilagenous substance. Break an agave leaf in half and you will see very thick and tough agave fibers. Begining succulent collectors have as one of their first challenges to tell the difference between an Agave and an Aloe. Paper, juice, food, clothing, pulque, you name it, an agave made it! at our nursery we have a very nice assortment of Agave plants for sale. Agaves are also the universal source of materials and products of the early mesoamericans. These fierce and outspoken plants were originally found only in the New World.
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