Plant Type

Succulent

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Winter

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half, Shade

 

Water

Very Low

 

Growth Rate

Fast

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Thorns/Spines

Design Styles

Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Silhouette, Unusual Foliage

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring

 

Location Uses

Entry, Parking Strip, Raised Planter, Walkways, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Container, Mass Planting, Naturalizing, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Agave with open rosette form grows quickly to 3' x 3'. Narrow, dark green leaves are often have white hairs on the margin. The tips are sharp. Accepts full sun or partial shade. After about ten year or so, in the winter it will send up a spectacular 15-18' flower spike with yellow flowers. Like all agaves it will die after flowering. Rarely forms no offsets so it wiill need to be replaced. Native to west central Mexico.

Frost tolerant to 25 F. Also try Agave ocahui and Agave victoriae-reginae.