Rancho Santa Rita, TX (Zone 8a) | October 2009 | neutral
This tough-as-nails, medium-to-large-growing agave has 2" wide, glaucous leaves that are lined with small, reddish spines, each one ...Read More>
ending in a large spine! some forms of this species refuse to offset, making a striking, solitary clump. The wait for the fabulous 25'+ flower stalk is well worth it.
I've seen these growing in the wild on the West Ruby Road Trail in Arizona (South of Tucson), off of Interstate 19 through to Ruby, AZ an...Read Mored on to Arivaca, AZ.
Got this as a relatively small plant this summer and planted it in rich soil in middle of a planter box- oh-ma-gosh...! This is one fast...Read More agave! No other agave in the yard (and I have about 50 species) grows this fast. Be warned, it is a fast grower and not a good one for smaller areas. I have lots of other large species, but they take a long time to get that way. Not this one- already tripled in size in just 4 months.
In the wild, this is a lovely Agave, but under house cultivation (and not enough sun) the leaves are a bit long, twisted and the spines h...Read Moreook into everything. The blue-grey foliage is attractive.
This tough-as-nails, medium-to-large-growing agave has 2" wide, glaucous leaves that are lined with small, reddish spines, each one
...Read More
I've seen these growing in the wild on the West Ruby Road Trail in Arizona (South of Tucson), off of Interstate 19 through to Ruby, AZ an...Read More
Got this as a relatively small plant this summer and planted it in rich soil in middle of a planter box- oh-ma-gosh...! This is one fast...Read More
Rosettes to 120cm in diameter,glaucous green or pale green leaves armed with teeth and brown terminal spines 4-6 cm long.
Seen along dry, rocky slopes and flats of southeastern AZ and southwestern NM , south to northwestern Mexico.
Century plan...Read More
In the wild, this is a lovely Agave, but under house cultivation (and not enough sun) the leaves are a bit long, twisted and the spines h...Read More