Blue Glow Agave

Agave 'Blue Glow'

Pronunciation: a-GAH-vee
SKU #09282
8-11

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Smooth, blue-green leaves with yellow-edged, red margins form a single, symmetrical rosette. Each leaf tip bears a short red spine. A comely choice for sunny, low water gardens in warm coastal or humid Mediterranean-like climates. Handsome in dry desert gardens as well, provided some shade and supplemental water. Evergreen.
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Water when soil is completely dry.
SIZE: Slow growing rosette, reaches 18 in. tall, 24 in. wide.

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Bloom TimeBlooms at maturity, 10 to 15 years or older.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateSlow
Flower AttributesShowy Flowers
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Flower ColorYellow
Foliage ColorBlue-green
Companion PlantsBlue Fescue (Festuca glauca); Hummingbird Mint (Agastache); Salvia (Salvia); Sedum (Sedum); Red Yucca (Hesperaloe)
Care InstructionsProvide lean to average, well-drained soil. Thrives in full sun to part shade in cool coastal areas; part shade in hot summer areas, away from reflected heat. Drought tolerant once established in cooler regions; needs regular water in hotter summer regions. Mother plant declines after flowering; younger rosettes will perpetuate the plant.
Details
Bloom TimeBlooms at maturity, 10 to 15 years or older.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateSlow
Flower AttributesShowy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Flower ColorYellow
Foliage ColorBlue-green
Companion PlantsBlue Fescue (Festuca glauca); Hummingbird Mint (Agastache); Salvia (Salvia); Sedum (Sedum); Red Yucca (Hesperaloe)
Care
Care InstructionsProvide lean to average, well-drained soil. Thrives in full sun to part shade in cool coastal areas; part shade in hot summer areas, away from reflected heat. Drought tolerant once established in cooler regions; needs regular water in hotter summer regions. Mother plant declines after flowering; younger rosettes will perpetuate the plant.

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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.