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

This beautiful succulent slowly reaches 2' tall and 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.

Frost tolerant to 25 F. Alto try Agave desmettiana 'variegata' and Agave angustifolia.