General Landscape Uses: Accent plant, erosion control, container plant, coastal garden

Ecological Restoration Notes: Soil stabilization and erosion control, drought resilience, wildlife habitat and pollinator support, carbon sequestration, revegetation of disturbed areas, salt and wind tolerance

Description: The Blue Agave is a spectacular plant with a Southwestern feel. The leaves are a beautiful silvery-blue and eventually, the older plant will produce  a tall and impressive flower stalk. Agave plants are extremely easy to grow, being lovers of the Florida sun and very drought tolerant.  Plant the Blue Agave as a centerpiece, in a rock or succulent garden, in pots, or as accents throughout your landscape.

Dimensions: Height 5 ft.; Spread 6 – 10 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate to slow

Native Range: Mexico and Caribbean

Native Habitats: Desert slopes, rocky hillsides, and limestone outcrops

Soils: Well-draining, sandy or rocky soil; tolerates poor, alkaline soils.

Nutritional Requirements: Low

Salt Water Tolerance: Moderate

Salt Wind Tolerance: High

Drought Tolerance: High

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Flower Color: Yellow-green

Flower Characteristics: Flowers after 10 – 30 years.  Dies after flowering.

Flowering Season: Late spring to summer

Fruit: Dry capsule that is green when immature, turning brown as it ripens.

Wildlife and Ecology: Wildlife habitat, soil improvement, drought resilience

Horticultural Notes: Grown from offsets (pups) or seed

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