Succulent · Asparagaceae Draft — unreviewed
Blue Glow agave
Agave‘Blue Glow’
Small, solitary blue-green agave with red-and-yellow leaf edges that glow when backlit. Modest spines make it suitable near paths.
Size over time
Typical landscape size 0.3–0.5 m (1 ft) tall and 0.6–0.8 m (2 ft) wide; slow growth, about 10 years to maturity. Intermediate sizes use the planner’s growth curve (k = 0.12) from the #5 install size.
Design notes
- Afternoon shade in the low desert prevents yellowing.
- Protect below about −4 °C.
Regions
Native range: Garden hybrid of Mexican species.
Not recorded as native to any of the three pilot regions.
Native status describes where the species occurs naturally. It is not a promise that it suits a particular garden; site conditions decide that.
Related plants
Century plant
Agave americana · Succulent · 1.2–1.8 m (4–6 ft)
Parry's agave
Agave parryi · Succulent · 0.5–0.6 m (1–2 ft)
Aloe vera
Aloe vera · Succulent · 0.5–0.6 m (1–2 ft)
Saguaro
Carnegiea gigantea · Succulent · 4.5–12 m (15–39 ft)
Desert spoon
Dasylirion wheeleri · Succulent · 0.9–1.5 m (3–5 ft)
Engelmann's hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii · Succulent · 0.2–0.5 m (0–1 ft)
Plan with Blue Glow agave
Place it in a design, check it against your zone, light and moisture, and see it at year three and year ten.