Botanical Name: Agave attenuata
Common Name: Blue agave
Type of Plant: monocot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, large coarse succulent plant consisting of blue-gray rosettes leaves spineless, soft and fleshy
Height 5-6'
Spread 6-8'
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun, tolerates partial with reflected light
Soil tolerates any well draining soil
Hardiness some frost (zones 20-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves leaves 2-1/2' long, soft gray green, fleshy, translucent, no spines, forms rosette – older plants develop stout trunk
Flowers spike, up to 10' long above clump – greenish yellow flowers – spring bloom, variable
Fruit small drupes
 
Propagation:
seed, offsets (division of clump)
 
Usage:
accent plant for tropical, desert landscapes, for striking foliage and flower silhouette
 
Landscape Care:
Watering tolerates both regular watering and drought
Fertilizing balanced in spring as required
Pruning control size as needed – hide cuts with other leaves
Pests/Diseases snails/slugs
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Northern Mexico
Family: Liliaceae

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