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Agave 'Blue Glow'

Blue Glow Agave

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Description

This beautiful succulent slowly reaches 1'-2' tall and 2'-3' wide. Leaves are thick, blue green, 18" long, 2.5" wide, with red and yellow margins. Tip of the leaf of leaf has red spine. This is a great plant when backlit. It tolerates full sun although it needs shade in low desert areas. It needs well draining soil. Sap from plant irritates some people's skin. It is drought tolerant once it's established.

Maintenance Tips

Agave ‘Blue Glow’ is a hybridized succulent that has a rosette growth pattern. It has rigid leaves that contain fine-toothed margins, pointy tips, and an amazing red edge that will glow yellow when backlit. It grows about 1-2’ tall and 2-3’ wide. The rosette growth pattern means the new leaves start at the center and the older leaves occur at the bottom edges of the plant. For maintenance, this may only need older leaves to be removed if they are damaged. This is a slow-growing plant, which makes this a low-maintenance plant. Occasionally, it will send offsets from the base of the plant, which can be removed to give the plant a cleaner look. After about ten years, the rosette will send out a tall flower stalk known as a branched inflorescence. Once it has finished blooming, the main plant will die and any offsets that are present can be used to replace it

 

Plant Type

Succulent

Height Range

1-3'

Flower Color

n/a

Flower Season

n/a

Leaf Color

Blue Green, Red, Yellow, Variegated

Bark Color

n/a

Fruit Color

n/a

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

Water

Very Low

Growth Rate

Moderate

Soil Type

Sandy, Rocky

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained

Soil pH

Neutral

Adverse Factors

Allergenic, Thorns/Spines

Design Styles

Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

Accenting Features

Specimen, Unusual Foliage

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Summer, Fall

Location Uses

Shrub Border, Roadside, With Rocks

Special Uses

Container, Filler, Mass Planting

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Water Saving Tip:

Adjust sprinklers to avoid watering sidewalks and driveways.