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    • Photo of Agave gentryi 'Jaws' foliage by Karl Gercens III

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    Agave gentryi 'Jaws'

    Plant type

    cactus / succulent

    size

    • H: 2'-4'
    • W: 3'-6'

    planting zones

    • 7b-10b

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    Agave gentryi 'Jaws' plant details

    Agave gentryi 'Jaws' is an evergreen cactus / succulent with blue and green foliage. In summer yellow flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in winter, dry when dormant. Does well in gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Agave gentryi 'Jaws'

    Plant type: cactus / succulent
    Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
    Foliage: evergreen blue and green
    Mature size: 3 FT - 6 FT - wide, 2 FT - 4 FT - tall
    Flowers: yellow blooms in summer
    Uses: architectural, container plant, desert garden, infrequent-blooming, monocarpic, rock garden, rosette-forming, spiky, xeric, year round interest

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Agave gentryi 'Jaws'

    USDA Zones: 7b - 10b
    Sun exposure: sun - dappled shade
    Watering frequency: occasional - low
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    This stunning Yucca Do Nursery selection is a highly sought-after agave selection. 'Jaws' can grow to four feet tall by eight feet wide in warmer climates but will remain much smaller in containers. The glossy dark green rosette is composed of long leaves with exceptionally largely toothed edges with short red teeth, menacingly resembling a shark’s mouth. Hardy on the West Coast in good drainage and out of the rain. Bring inside in winter in colder climates.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Zn 7. Apple green leaves. Shark tooth spines.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    A dark green agave so thick and rubbery that it almost looks fake, with dramatic teeth on the leaf margins that give it its name.Spectacular when combined with ominous music and sprinkled half-hidden in the garden where it can consume unsuspecting visitors. Not even close to hardy for us, but like all agaves, incredibly easy to overwinter. Just bring it inside, give it a little light, and stop watering until spring. You get a wonderful, sculptural houseplant for the winter, and your kids will finally learn to stop rough housing when they get accidentally impaled on one of the spikes.

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    Sun or Shade. Outdoor. Yellow.

    By: Moon - Sun Cactus & Koi Gardens

    From an intriguing group in an even more intriguing part of the world, northeastern Mexico's Sierra La Peña, a floristically rich part of the world. Three agaves inhabit the upper slopes from 8-9,000 ft, this one now being settled on the species A. gentryi. Beautiful gray-green rosettes of sharply pointed leaves with jagged serrations and embossed impressions of the older leaves on each emerging new. This selection was made by the Yucca Do boys in the early 1990s and has been very slow to offset. To about 24-36" or more eventually, this selection, found amid pines and oaks in light shade on rubbly limestone outcrops, has taken a myriad of garden conditions. Quite happy in dappled shade but beware of wet leaves sitting in the crown in winter. It is exquisitely beautiful for the deeply indented leaf margins and double, reddish teeth. So far, unharmed in upper USDA zone 7 winters.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Introduced by Yuccado Nursery from a high elevation (8000') population in Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental, this highly toothed selection makes a gorgeous container plant. Hardy in mild gardens but not in a real winter. Beautiful tooth imprints on the new leaves. Great drainage, winter wet bad.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    Dark green concave leaves are heavily toothed with teeth the color of dried blood. Keep small pets and children at a safe distance. 3' x 3'

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    This agave makes a superb container plant in cooler climates. Its biggest need is for a very fast draining soil.

    By: Gossler Farms

    Gardening facts about Agave gentryi 'Jaws' plant

    How to Grow Agave gentryi 'Jaws'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - dappled shade

    • Water Needs

      • occasional - drought tolerant

    • Water Needs

      • dry in winter

    • Water Needs

      • dry when dormant

    • Soil Needs

      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • yellow

    • Wildlife

      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

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    Zones

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

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    • sun
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    • dry in winter
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