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Agave utahensis var. eborispina

Also Known As

Agave eborispina
Agave utahensis ssp. eborispina

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

H: 8"-12"
W: 8"-12"

planting zones

5a-9b

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Agave utahensis var. eborispina plant details

Agave utahensis var. eborispina is an evergreen cactus / succulent with blue and green foliage. cream flowers emerge. 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 utahensis var. eborispina

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 8 IN - 12 IN - wide, 8 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: cream blooms
Uses: architectural, container plant, desert garden, rock garden, rosette-forming, spiky, xeric, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Agave utahensis var. eborispina

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
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

Zn 6.Clump forming heavly yoothed leaf margins

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Agave utahensis ssp. eborispina is a dramatic, super hardy, small agave from the Nopah Mountains near Las Vegas growing to about one foot tall and wide in a rosette of thick, blue-green, heavily-toothed leaves tipped with the longest terminal spines of the subspecies that can reach four or more inches in length and which can gradually curving or rippled and contorted as if they were electrocuted! Plants can produce pups that are held closely to the mother plant. Photo: Wikipedia.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

A fantastic hardy Agave from Clark co NV at 4000' the rosettes are line with short blunt ivory teeth and tipped with a wicked apical spine that can reach 4" in length, perfect for blowgun darts, just rub on the back of a Dendrobates or dab on a bit of curare and voile no more antlered rat problems,

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Exquisite form, the most northern agave anywhere!, with 6-10" rosettes of chalky blue leaves dressed with ivory, corkscrew spines, sometimes black-tipped, up to 1.5" long. Ooooh! Offsets to form small clumps. Bright sun with very good drainage. Perfect for your limestone crevice. Frost hardy to well below 0 °F, USDA zone 7. (Did we mention really really good drainage?)