Agave neomexicana
Also known as:
Trailer Park Mescal
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Growing Conditions
Soil Needs:
poor/lean, well-drained
Water Needs:
low, drought tolerant, dry in winter
Special Situation:
heat tolerant
Sun Exposure:
sun
Features
Flowers:
yellow
Foliage:
evergreen, silver / gray / blue, gray
Wildlife:
deer resistant
Descriptions of Agave neomexicana
A tough-as-nails species, closely related to A. parryi but with narrower, deep blue leaves held upright and out and adorned with gray marginal spines and long, terminal brownish red spines. Slow growing to an eventual 1-2' tall x 2-3' wide, offsetting to form colonies. After 15 years or so, produces yellow flowers on a 12' stalk! Full sun and lean, well-drained soil with little, if any, summer water. This native of southeastern New Mexico is one of the hardiest species; to -20 °F, USDA zone 5, with good drainage.
Superlative rosettes of glaucous gray leaves. Blooms in spring.
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