Plant Type

Succulent

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

Green

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Blue Green, Grey Green, Grey

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Very Low, Low, Extra in Summer

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Thorns/Spines

Design Styles

Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Specimen, Unusual Shape

 

Seasonal Interest

n/a

 

Location Uses

Parking Strip, Parking Lot, Raised Planter, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Container, Mass Planting, Naturalizing

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

A large agave grows quickly to 6' x 8' with rigid upright leaves. Leaves are 5" wide and about 4' long and blue green to gray. It is frost tender. Will need light shade in the low desert. It looks like A. angustifolia with this species often being more blue.

Frost tolerant to 25 F.