Agave x gracilipes [Alamagordo, NM 5000']

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

H: 12"-24"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

6a-11

Agave x gracilipes [Alamagordo, NM 5000'] plant details

Agave x gracilipes [Alamagordo, NM 5000'] is an evergreen cactus / succulent with blue foliage. Features glaucous texture. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in winter. Does well in average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Agave x gracilipes [Alamagordo, NM 5000']

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 24 IN - tall
Uses: architectural, container plant, desert garden, rock garden, rosette-forming, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Agave x gracilipes [Alamagordo, NM 5000']

USDA Zones: 6a - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional - low
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This collection, from seed, represents one of the westernmost populations of this wide-ranging and variable hybrid between A. neomexicana and A. lecheguilla, the offspring sometimes resembling either parent and appearing here as gracile, star-shaped plants with dark spination and the lighter leaf markings of parent A. lecheguilla but with a much neater rosette and bluish color. Sweet! Slowly offsetting in bright light for best color. Quite drought tolerant but more robust with a real or artificial thunder shower every once in a while. Frost hardy in USDA zone 6 with decent drainage. Handsome container plant.