Plant in full sun in a well drained soil and water infrequently if at all in Southern California - might not be good in areas that get more rainfall but should prove hardy to mild frosts.

Agave subsimplex is a rare agave that comes from three scattered locations along the coast of the Sea of Cortez in the Mexican state of Sonora - in its native habitat it has become threatened by coastal urban development and is classified as Vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. The specific epithet from Latin 'sub' meaning "almost" or "more or less" and 'simplex' meaning "simple" is thought to have been derived from the observation that the plants are only sometimes suckering, but in cultivation it seems that this species the suckering nature might be more common. This name might cause some confusion with Agave simplex, a plant recently promoted to species level that was previously considered a variety of Agave deserti.

Our plants grown from seed given to us that was collected 15 km south of Puerto Libertad in the Mexican State of Sonora. 

The information displayed on this page about Agave subsimplex is based on the research we conducted about it in our nursery horticultural library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include some of our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.